A piece of wire was cut into 2 pieces in the ratio 5:9. The longer piece was 25cm. Find the length piece.

1. The ratio of a wire that is cut in to 2 is 5:9

The longer piece was 25cm. Now, find the total length and the length of the shorter wire.

=> 5 : 9 = x : 25

=> First, let’s convert it to fraction

=> 5 = 9

x 25

=> 25 (5) = x (9)

=> 125 = 9x

=> 125 / 9 = 9x / 9

=> 13.9 = x

Thus the ratio is approximately 5 : 9 = 13.9 : 25