The length of pipe V is
34 of the length of pipe Y and the length of pipe Y is
24 of the length of pipe W and
25 of the length of pipe X. What fraction of the total length of the 4 pipes is pipe X?
V |
Y |
W |
X |
Total |
3x1 |
4x1 |
|
|
|
|
2x2 |
4x2 |
|
|
|
2x2 |
|
5x2 |
|
3 u |
4 u |
8 u |
10 u |
25 u |
The length of pipe Y is repeated. Make the length of pipe Y the same. LCM of 4 and 2 is 4.
Total length of all the 4 pipes
= 3 u + 4 u + 8 u + 10 u
= 25 u
Pipe XTotal Length =
1025 =
25Answer(s):
25