A 60 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) 17 D) 36 E) 30
1: 2/5 = 5: 2   2/7 * 60 =17   Answer:17
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A 60 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?