Hey, can anybody help me with this question...i know it is fairly simple, but i just can't get my head around it.
a water plant has 7/12 of it's length in the air.
Nineteen centimetres of it's length are in the water.
1/6 of it's length is in the mud
calculate the total length of the plant.
I know it is probably simple, but it's really confusing me and i hate fractions!
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- 30-05-2004 15:17
(Original post by gemma.....)
Hey, can anybody help me with this question...i know it is fairly simple, but i just can't get my head around it.
a water plant has 7/12 of it's length in the air.
Nineteen centimetres of it's length are in the water.
1/6 of it's length is in the mud
calculate the total length of the plant.
I know it is probably simple, but it's really confusing me and i hate fractions!
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- 30-05-2004 15:22
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1/6 = 2/12 so 9/12 of its length is either in air or mud so 3/12 = 1/4 is in the water. Call x the total length of the plant, x/4 = 19 cm, x = 4*19cm = 76 cm -
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(Original post by Bezza)
1/6 = 2/12 so 9/12 of its length is either in air or mud so 3/12 = 1/4 is in the water. Call x the total length of the plant, x/4 = 19 cm, x = 4*19cm = 76 cm -
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- 30-05-2004 15:27
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shut it. -
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oh yes, i see that, wow you're brillaint thanks!!!!! -
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we all know you're trying to build up your post amount...LOL -
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- 30-05-2004 15:30
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No I'm not I was genuinely stuck on that question, I'm doing past papers at the moment so next time you open your mouth, speak nicely.i do apologize
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- 30-05-2004 15:32
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oh and the same question from AQA happened to be on exdexcel??????i do apologize
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- 30-05-2004 15:34
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Sorry but I was given loads of past papers from my neighbor which include Exexcel and AQA.my fault...that was an annoying q tho
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