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Mrac [35]
3 years ago
10

A water main for a street is being laid using mechanical joint pipe. the pipe comes in 18-foot and 20-foot sections, and a desig

ner determines that the water main would require 14 fewer sections of 20-foot pipe than if 18-foot sections were used. find the total length of the water main.
Mathematics
2 answers:
kipiarov [429]3 years ago
7 0

Let

x--------> the total length of the water main


we know that

the number of 20 ft pipes is x/20

and

the number of 18 ft pipes is x/18

Since they differ by 14 pipes,

we have the equation

x/18 - x/20 = 14

Solve for x (by canceling fractions)

20x - 18x = 14*18*20

x = (14*18*20)/2

x = 2,520 ft


therefore


the answer is

the total length of the water main is 2,520 ft

zimovet [89]3 years ago
5 0

To solve this problem you must apply the proccedure shown below:

1. You can write the following expression, where the variable x is the total length of the water main:

\frac{x}{18}-\frac{x}{20}=14

2. Now, solve for x, as following:

\frac{10x-9x}{180}=14\\ x=(14)(180)\\ x=2520

Therefore, the answer is: 2520 feet

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