A 110 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? Pick.
A) 35  B) 20  C) 47  D) 36  E) 31
1: 2/5 = 5: 2   2/7 * 110 =31   Answer:31
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A 110 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?