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If a 100 cm ribbon wrapped helically around a 50 cm cylinder makes exactly 5 turns around the cylinder then what is the radius (in cm) of the cylinder?
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If a 100 cm ribbon wrapped helically around a 50 cm cylinder makes exactly 5 turns around the cylinder then what is the radius (in cm) of the cylinder?
Problem submitted by Mike Schieffer, Austin, TX
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