document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=364493>Question 364493</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a pipe is fifty-six feet long. it is to be cut into two pieces with one piece two-fifths as long as the other. find the length of each piece. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = length of one piece<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2/5)x = length of second piece<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + (2/5)x = 56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides by 5:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 2x = 5*56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 5*56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (5*56)/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5*8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 40 feet (one piece)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second piece:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2/5)x = (2/5)40 = 16 feet<BR>\n" );
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