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Length of the chain without beads = 377.58 m
Word problems on addition and subtraction
The total length of the chain = 400 m
Note that:
1 inch = 0.0254 m
Forty 17 inches beads = 40 x 17
Forty 17 inches beads = 680 inches
Forty 17 inches beads = 680 x 0.0254
Forty 17 inches beads = 17.272 m
Twenty-seven 6 1/2 'll beads = 27 x 6.5 x 0.0254
Twenty-seven 6 1/2 'll beads = 4.4577 m
Eight 3.4 inches beads on the chain = 8 x 3.4 x 0.0254
Eight 3.4 inches beads on the chain = 0.69088 m
Total length of the chain with beads = 17.272 m + 4.4577 m + 0.69088 m
Total length of the chain with beads =22.42 m
Length of the chain without beads = 400 m - 22.42 m
Length of the chain without beads = 377.58 m
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