SOLUTION: A 102​-inch pipe is cut into two pieces. One piece is five times the length of the other. Find the length of the shorter piece.
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Question 1060272: A 102-inch pipe is cut into two pieces. One piece is five times the length of the other. Find the length of the shorter piece.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the length of the shorter piece
= the length of the longer piece
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in
in
in
The shorter piece is 17 in long
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check:
in
and
in
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