SOLUTION: 240-inch pipe is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is 4 times the length of the other. Find the lengths of the pieces.

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Question 235959: 240-inch pipe is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is 4 times the length of the other. Find the lengths of the pieces.
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Let represent the length of the smaller piece. Then is the length of the larger piece, and



Solve for .


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