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10. If one-eighth of a pencil is black, half of theremaining is yellow and the remaining 3 1/2 cm isblue, then what is the total length of the pencil?

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x/8 - Black(1/2)*(7x/8) - Yellow(1/2)*(7x/8) - Blue = 7/2 cm ,1.5cm (3 times 0.5 )Then, 7x/16 = 3/27x/8 = 3x = 24/7 cmSolve for x. (8cm, if it were mixed fraction).



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