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PROBLEM:

A rope of 165 cm long is divided into 3 part in the ratio of 3:4:5. How long is the shortest rope? How long is the longest rope?

SOLUTION:

• The given ratio is the answer when you divide a common number from the actual length of the 3 divided parts of the rope. Thus, let x be the common number.

• We need to multiply the sum of the three numbers in the ratio to x and then equate it to 165 cm.

The measures of the 3 parts of the rope:

ANSWER:

The shortest rope measures 41.35 centimeters while the longest has the length of 68.75 centimeters.