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O-LevelMathematicsNumber4024/11 · May/June 2023 · Q84 Marks

A rope is cut into three pieces with lengths in the ratio 3 : 5 : 4. The length of the shortest piece of rope is 180 cm.

  1. (a)Find the length, in cm, of the longest piece of rope.[2]
  2. (b)Find the total length of rope. Give your answer in metres.[2]

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  1. [2] 300
  2. [2] 7.2

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Topic
Number, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 4 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, May/June 2023 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 8.

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