Problema Solution
If 28 tapered pins can be machined from a steel rod 12 ft long how many tapered pins can be made from a steel rod 9 ft long
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Let 'x' represent the number of pins that can be made from 9 ft long steel rod.
28 : 12 = x : 9
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x = 21 pins
21 pins can be made from 9 feet long steel rod.