document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=495827>Question 495827</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a 126 inch pipe is cut into two pieces. One piece is five times the length of the other. Find the length of the two pieces. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = one piece<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = other piece {one piece is five times the other}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 5x = 126 {combined together, the two pieces make 126 inches}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 126 {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 21 {divided both sides by 6}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 105 {substituted 21, in for x, into 5x}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the two pieces are 21 inches and 105 inches<BR>\n" );
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