Question

The length of the Panama Canal is about 50 miles. If the length of the rest of the canal is about nine times the length of the Culebra cut, how long is the Culebra cut?

Please break it down in steps for my understanding....

Answer 1

Culebra Cut  =  1 'time'
rest of the canal  =  9 'times'

Total length of the canal = 10 'times'

            10 'times' = 50 miles

             each 'time' = 5 miles.

Culebra Cut = 1 'time' = 5 miles

rest of the canal = 9 'times' = 45 miles