Hi

Ethan has a 20-ft piece of rope that he will cut into two pieces. 

One piece will be one-fourth the length of the other piece.

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             x = 16', the length of the longer piece.  The shorter piece is 4'

  

Answer by lwsshak3(11628)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 Ethan has a 20-ft piece of rope that he will cut into two pieces. One piece will be one-fourth the length of the other piece. Find the lengh of each piece.Ethan has a 20-ft piece of rope that he will cut into two pieces. One piece will be one-fourth the length of the other piece. Find the lengh of each piece.

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let x=length of one piece

20-x=length of other piece

x/(20-x)=1/4

4x=20-x

5x=20

x=4

20-x=16

length of one piece=4 ft

length of other piece=16 ft 

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