Jamilla has a piece of ribbon that is 48.5 centimeters long. For her scrapbook, she cuts it into two pieces so that one piece is

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aniked [119]

3 years ago

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Jamilla has a piece of ribbon that is 48.5 centimeters long. For her scrapbook, she cuts it into two pieces so that one piece is

4 times as long as the other. What are the lengths of the pieces?

Mathematics

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ale4655 [162] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-09T09:00:01+03:00

ale4655 [162]3 years ago

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Shorter <span>piece = x
longer </span><span>piece = 4x

x + 4x = 48.5
5x = 48.5
x = 48.5/5
x = 9.7 cm </span>← shorter piece

longer piece = 4x = 4 * 9.7 = 38.8 cm