Railway Tunnel

The largest tunnel in the Slovak Republic on the Banská Bystrica-Diviaky route measures 4,698 m, which was only 8.7% of the length of the longest railway tunnel at the time in the world, the Seikan in Japan. Calculate the length of this tunnel

Final Answer:

x =  54000 m

Step-by-step explanation:


4698 = 8.7/100 · x

8.7x = 469800


x = 469800/8.7 = 53999.99999993

x = 54000

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