SOLUTION: Cindy is making a christmas wreath. The bow is made rom 6 yards of ribbon which must be cut into 3 pieces where 2 pieces are the same length and the third piece is 8 times as long.

Question 206203: Cindy is making a christmas wreath. The bow is made rom 6 yards of ribbon which must be cut into 3 pieces where 2 pieces are the same length and the third piece is 8 times as long. Find the length of each piece.
x+3-2+8=6
x+9=6
x=-3
Found 2 solutions by Marth, MathTherapy:
Answer by Marth(57) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"2 pieces are the same length and the third piece is 8 times as long"
let x = the length of the shorter pieces
8x = the length of the longer piece

The shorter pieces each have length of 0.5yd, and the longer piece has a length of = 4yd
Answer by MathTherapy(10551) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let the shortest piece be p

Then the 2 shorter pieces = 2p

Also, the longest piece is 8p

Since the entire length is 6 yards, then 2p + 8p = 6

10p = 6

. This means that the two shorter
pieces are .6 yd each, which total 1.2 yds (.6 * 2), and the longest piece is 4.8
yds (.6 * 8)

Check:
Two shorter pieces: 1.2 yds

Longest piece: 4.8 yds

(1.2 + 4.8) = 6 yards

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