document.write( "Question 364493: 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. \n" ); document.write( "
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Let x be the length of one pipe, and by condition the other piece should be 2/5 of the first piece
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\n" ); document.write( "x+(2/5)x= 60
\n" ); document.write( "simplifying
\n" ); document.write( "5x+2x = 300
\n" ); document.write( "7x = 300
\n" ); document.write( "x=300/7 = 42.85714286
\n" ); document.write( "the other piece will be 17.14285714\r
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