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2 years ago

A 12 foot board is cut so that one piece is 5 times as long as the other. Find the length of each piece.

Mathematics

1 answer:

sveta [45]2 years ago

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Answer:

2 and 10

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be length of the small piece and y the length of the big one.

● y = 5x

Since the big piece is 5 times longer than the short one.

The total length is 12 ft

● y + x = 12

● 5x + x = 12

● 6x = 12

Divide both sides by 6

● 6x/6 = 12/6

● x = 2

So the length of the two pieces are 2 ft and 10 ft (5×2)

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