A Wire 160 Cm Long Is to Be Cut into Two

question 112

Essay

A wire 160 cm long is to be cut into two pieces so that one piece is three times as long as the other. Find the length of each piece.
Short piece: __________ cm
Long piece: __________ cm

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Definitions:

Pulmonary Veins

Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the left atrium of the heart.

Oxygenated Blood

Blood that has been enriched with oxygen by the lungs and is circulated by the heart to the rest of the body.

Ventricles

Cavities within the brain that produce and contain cerebrospinal fluid, or chambers in the heart that receive or pump blood.

Blood Pressure

The pressure of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels, usually measured with a sphygmomanometer.