From a nylon rope ,a piece of 1.5 metre is cut off.The length of remaining rope is 2.7m. what was the length of nylon rope at the beginning?

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Solution

Dear Student,
Let length of rope at begining be 'x' metres.
x-1.5=2.7
x=1.5+2.7
x=4.2 metres.
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