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Lay the 5cm & 7cm end-to end - which gives you a length of 12cm.Lay the 9cm & 2cm end-to end - which gives you a length of 11cm.


Now - lay both pairs next to each other - making sure one end is flush with it's neighbour. The difference is 1cm. Something like this....


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The vertical bar is just for clarity.

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Q: How can you use four rods that measure 2cm 5cm 7 cm and 9 cm to measure a length of 1 cm?
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