toodles toodles
  • 03-11-2014
  • Mathematics
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A piece of yellow yarn was 230 inches long. After 90 inches had been cut from it, the piece of yellow yarn was twice as long as a piece of blue yarn. At first, how much longer was the yellow yarn than the blue yarn?

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DavidE DavidE
  • 03-11-2014
It's a ratio of 23:7 or 329% longerĀ or 3.285714286 times longer or 160 inches longer
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tknaub
tknaub tknaub
  • 04-11-2014

230 minus 90 equals 140 which would mean the blue piece of yarn is 70 inches

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