Maths-
General
Easy

Question

A chocolate bar is cut exactly in half so that Alex and Sara can share. If Sara got a 3.4 cm long piece, what’s the length of the original chocolate bar?

  1. 3.4 cm
  2. 7 cm
  3. 6.8 cm
  4. 1.7 cm

hintHint:

Form the equation using given information.
○ Solve the equation to get the answer.

The correct answer is: 6.8 cm


    Step by step explanation:
    ○ Given: 
    A chocolate bar is cut exactly in half
    Sara got a 3.4 cm long piece.
    ○        Step 1:
    As chocolate was cut exactly in half so Alex and Sara will get equal length of piece.
    ∴  Alex also get 3.4 cm long piece.
    ○        Step 2:
    ○        Length of chocolate bar
    length of chocolate bar = length of Alex’s piece + length of Sara’s piece
    length of chocolate bar = 3.4 + 3.4
    length of chocolate bar = 6.8 cm
    Hence, the original length of the chocolate bar is 6.8 cm.
    • Final Answer:
    Correct option is
    Option C. 6.8 cm.