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put this solution on YOUR website!x=short piece
5x=long piece
5x+x=306------------------because the pieces together are 306 inches long
6x=306--------------------because we had to combine like terms
x=51----------------------because we had to divide both sides by 6 to isolate x
short piece=51 inches-----because short piece=x and x=51
long piece= 255 inches-----because long piece=5x and 5x=5(51)
5x+x=306.......255+51=306-----------------because we had to check our answer
Answer:
short piece=51 inches
long piece= 255 inches
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