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After 1/8 of a ribbon is thrown away, the remaining part is cut into 2 pices whose lenghts are in the ratio of 4:5. If 9 inches of the original ribbon was thrown away, how many inches long is the shorter of the 2 reamining pieces of ribbon?

a. 21
b.28
c.30
d.35
e.42

2007-06-25 13:04:02 · 2 answers · asked by yous a loser! 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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28
Whole ribbon was 72 inches and so was 63 inches after 1/8 thrown away.
So px= 63 and x = 7. So two pieces were 28 and 35.

2007-06-25 13:08:07 · answer #1 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

b.28

2007-06-25 20:10:27 · answer #2 · answered by Cody 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋