Question

If the length of a stick is 5m and the stick was divided into two in the ratio 2:3. What is length of the smaller one?

Answer 1

We can use ratios to solve the problem. If the stick was divided into two in the ratio 2:3, that means the smaller part is 2/5 of the whole stick and the larger part is 3/5 of the whole stick.

So, the length of the smaller part is:

2/5 x 5m = 2m

Therefore, the length of the smaller part is 2m.