SOLUTION: Kindly help me to this problem, I tried but i didn't get the right answer. Separate 144 feet into two parts such that one part shall be 3/5 of the other part.

Question 657234: Kindly help me to this problem, I tried but i didn't get the right answer.
Separate 144 feet into two parts such that one part shall be 3/5 of the other part.
Answer by kevwill(135) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the length of the second part, and x be the length of the second part.
Then the total length is:

x = 90 feet and x = 54 feet
The two lengths are 90 feet and 54 feet.
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