A carpenter has a wooden board that is 72 cm long. She wants to cut it into 2 pieces where one piece is 5 times bigger than the

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dalvyx [7]

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A carpenter has a wooden board that is 72 cm long. She wants to cut it into 2 pieces where one piece is 5 times bigger than the

other. What are the lengths of the 2 pieces?

Mathematics

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Zina [86] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-08T21:46:49+03:00

Zina [86]3 years ago

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Let the measure of one peice be x
then, the other peice must measure 5x

measure of 1st peice + measure of 2nd peice = total measure of the board

5x + x = 72
6x = 72
x = 12

So, the 1st peice measures x = 12cm
and the other measures 5x = 5 (12) = 60cm.