SOLUTION: A piece of rope was cut into 2 parts such that the lengths of the two are in the ratio 5:6.If one piece was linger by 10m,how long was each piece?

Question 1062642: A piece of rope was cut into 2 parts such that the lengths of the two are in the ratio 5:6.If one piece was linger by 10m,how long was each piece?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the length of the shorter piece in meters
= the length of the longer piece in meters
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and

The shorter piece is 50 m
The longer piece is 60 m
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