if 1/8 of a pencil is black 1/2 of the remaining is white and the remaining 7/2 is blue find the total length of the pencil?	Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 7.33cm
B) 6.33cm
C) 5.33cm
D) 9.33cm
E) 8.33cm
(1/8)p + (1/2)p + (7/2)= p   on solving the above for p we get 9.333   Now checking for the answer:   9.333/8=1.166 cm   9.333/2=4.665 cm   now 1.166+4.665+(7/2) = 9.33cm   ANSWER:9.33cm
<result>D</result>
if 1/8 of a pencil is black 1/2 of the remaining is white and the remaining 7/2 is blue find the total length of the pencil?