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Q.

Read the instructions carefully and choose the correct answer.

A long piece of rope has to be cut into pieces. Each cut takes you 15 seconds.

Find A and B in the table below.

Number of cutsNo. of pieces of ropeTime taken
1215 seconds
2330 seconds
3445 seconds
A7B

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a

A = 6 and B = 75 seconds.

b

A = 7 and B = 105 seconds.

c

A = 8 and B = 120 seconds.

d

A = 6 and B = 90 seconds.

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

The number of cuts will be one less than the number of pieces of rope.

So, for 7 pieces, there will be 7 - 1 = 6 cuts.

The time to make 6 cuts is 6 x 15 = 90 seconds.

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