While measuring the length of a knitting needle, the reading of the scale at one end is 5cm and at the other end is 40cm. what is the length of the needle?​

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Answer:

The length of the needle is 35cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

[tex]End\ 1 = 5cm[/tex]

[tex]End\ 2 = 40cm[/tex]

Required

The length of the needle (L)

This is calculated as thus:

[tex]L = End\ 2 - End\ 1[/tex]

[tex]L = 40cm - 5cm[/tex]

[tex]L = 35cm[/tex]

The length of the needle is 35cm