Answer:
Length of longer length=132 inches
Length of shorter length=33 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1: Determine total length of pipe
Total length of pipe=165 inches
Step 2: Derive expression for all the lengths
We can express all these lengths as follows;
L=l1+l2
where;
L=total length
l1=length of longer piece
l2=length of shorter piece
but;
length of longer piece=4×length of shorter piece
replacing;
l1=4l2
replacing;
L=165
l1=4×l2
165=l 2+4 l2
5 l2=165
l2=165/5
l2=33 inches
l1=length of longer length=33×4=132 inches
l2=length of shorter length=33 inches
A and b are the minutes spent on machine A and machine B, respectively.
a+b = 40
b = 40-a
8a + 6b = 300
8a + 6(40-a) = 300
8a + 240 - 6a = 300
2a = 60
a = 30
b = 40-a = 10
30 minutes on machine A and 10 minutes on machine B
50 > = 15x....divide both sides by 15
50/15 > = x
10/3 > = x or x < = 10/3
so the correct solution set is : { x | x < = 10/3}...its the 2nd one
