document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=988800>Question 988800</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a 312-inch pipe is cut into two pieces. One piece is 5 times the length of the other. Find the length of the shorter. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=length ofshorter piece<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12-x=length of longer piece<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12-x=5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length ofshorter piece=2 in<BR>\n" );
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