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If \(\dfrac{1}{8}\) of a pencil is black, \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) of the remaining is yellow and the remaining…

The correct choice is: 8 cm After the black part, \(\dfrac78\) of the pencil remains. Half of that, \(\dfrac{7}{16}\), is yellow and the other \(\dfrac{7}{16}\) is blue.…

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If 18\dfrac{1}{8} of a pencil is black, 12\dfrac{1}{2} of the remaining is yellow and the remaining 3123\dfrac{1}{2} cm is blue, then the total length of the pencil is

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The correct choice is: 8 cm

After the black part, 78\dfrac78 of the pencil remains. Half of that, 716\dfrac{7}{16}, is yellow and the other 716\dfrac{7}{16} is blue.

716L=3.5⇒L=8\dfrac{7}{16}L = 3.5 \Rightarrow L = 8 cm.

Hence the answer is 8 cm.

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