SOLUTION: Five times the sum of a number and -1 is the same as 6 times the number. Find the number
A stick is 48 inches long and is to be cut into two pieces so that the longer piece is
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Question 1072939: Five times the sum of a number and -1 is the same as 6 times the number. Find the number
A stick is 48 inches long and is to be cut into two pieces so that the longer piece is 3 times the shorter. Find the length of each piece.
In a recent year. The US House of Representatives had a total of 435 democrats and republicans. There were 31 more democrats representatives than republicans representatives. Find the number of the representative from each.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Five times the sum of a number and -1 is the same as 6 times the number. Find the number
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n, the number;
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but the description is ambiguous. Maybe the other understanding is
A stick is 48 inches long and is to be cut into two pieces so that the longer piece is 3 times the shorter. Find the length of each piece.
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x, the shorter piece length
and the other piece size is .
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