A 70 cm long wire is to be cut into two pieces so that one piece will be 2/5th of the other, how many centimeters will the shorter piece be?\nOptions:\n(A) 21\n(B) 20\n(C) 17\n(D) 12\n(E) 18 Stream of consciousness:
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1: 2/5 = 5: 2\n2/7 * 70 = 20
Thus, the answer is (B).
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