The length of the connected section of the pipe is 20 meters
To solve this question, we are going to do addition of fractions. But we must first convert the fractions from mixed fraction to an improper fraction.
The given length are
Convert these mixed fractions into improper fractions
[tex]6 \frac{2}{3}=\frac{20}{3}[/tex]
Now let's add up 20/3 in 3 places since they are of equal length.
[tex]\frac{20}{3} + \frac{20}{3} + \frac{20}{3}=\frac{20+20+20}{3}=\frac{60}{3}=20[/tex]
From the calculation above, the length of the connected section of the pipe is 20 meters.
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