document.write( "Question 289551: a section of PVC pipe is 2 1/2 times the length of a second section. The two pipes together have a length of 35 ft. What are the lengths of the two sections?
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Set-UP:
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation 1: \"A+%2B+B+=+35\"
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 2: \"A+=+2.5%2A%28B%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Plug 2.5*(B) into equation 1 for A
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 1: \"A+%2B+B+=+35\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2.5%2A%28B%29+%2B+B+=+35\" Simplify
\n" ); document.write( "\"3.5%2A%28B%29+=+35\" Divide both sides by 3.5
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28B+=+10%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now plug 10 into equation 2 for B
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 2: \"A+=+2.5%2A%28B%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=+2.5%2A%2810%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28A+=+25%29\"
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