Reasoning Class 5 Puzzle Test

Asked by AKSHAY GURU VARADHARAJAN · SRI CHAITANYA TECHNO SCHOOL, JAYANTI NAGAR.

A girl has a 56 cm long ribbon strip. She can cut 1 cm off every second. How long will it take her to cut the ribbon into 56 equal pieces?

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A 56 seconds
B 55 seconds
C 54 seconds
D 1 minute

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Answer: B. 55 seconds

Simple Explanation: To get 2 pieces, you only need 1 cut. To get 56 pieces, you only need 55 cuts. Since each cut takes 1 second, it takes 55 seconds total.

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A girl has a 56 cm long ribbon strip. She can cut 1 cm off every second. How long will it take her to cut the ribbon into 56 equal pieces?

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