2019 5marks CA1 CHIJ St Nicholas Girls P6

P6 / CHIJ / 2019 / CA1 – Q15 [5 marks]

Question:

A wooden path of length 19.8 m is completely covered with similar wooden planks, following the pattern shown below. The width of the path is 110 cm.
(a) What is the breadth of each wooden plank?
(b) How many wooden planks were used to cover the entire path?

Solution:

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