SOLUTION: A 168- inch board is cut in two pieces so that one piece is five times as long as the other. Find the length of each piece
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Question 998096: A 168- inch board is cut in two pieces so that one piece is five times as long as the other. Find the length of each piece
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call the length of the shorter piece, x.
The longer piece is five times longer, or 5x.
Together they have a length of 168 inches.
We write that as
x + 5x = 168
6x = 168
x = 168/6
x = 28 inches
5x = 140 inches
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