A rod of 460m long is cut in the ratio 11:12 Find the length of each piece - Maths - Ratio and Proportion

Question

A rod of 460m long is cut in the ratio 11:12 Find the length of
each piece

Varun.Rawat · Accepted Answer

Let the length of shorter piece and longerpiece be 11x m and 12x m
Now, total length of rod = 460 m⇒11x + 12x = 460⇒23x = 460⇒x = 46023 = 20So, length of shorter piece = 11x = 11 × 20 = 220 mLength of longer piece = 12x = 12 × 20 = 240 m

A rod of 460m long is cut in the ratio 11:12 .Find the length of each piece