A piece of wood 5 feet long is cut into three smaller pieces. How long is the longest of the three pieces?
(1) One piece is 2 feet 7 inches long.
---> Implies the rest of the pieces will have a total length of 2 feet 5 inches. Even if we divide it as 2 feet 4 inches of one log and 1 inch of another the longest has to be 2 feet 7 inches log. Hence sufficient.
(2) One piece is 7 inches longer than another piece and the remaining piece is 5 inches long.
----> Total length = 5 feet= 60 inches
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(1) One piece is 2 feet 7 inches long.
---> Implies the rest of the pieces will have a total length of 2 feet 5 inches. Even if we divide it as 2 feet 4 inches of one log and 1 inch of another the longest has to be 2 feet 7 inches log. Hence sufficient.
(2) One piece is 7 inches longer than another piece and the remaining piece is 5 inches long.
----> Total length = 5 feet= 60 inches
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