Question: A 70 cm long wire is to be cut into two pieces so that one piece will be 2/5th of the other, how many centimeters will the shorter piece be?
Options:
(A) 20 cm
(B) 15 cm
(C) 30 cm
(D) 40 cm
(E) 45 cm Let's think first. Some random reasoning:
1: 2/5 = 5: 2
2/7 * 70 = 20 The final answer: (A).