document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1027103>Question 1027103</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A pipe is 27 feet long. If you cut it into two pieces ,one piece 5 feet longer than the other , how long will the shorter piece be? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #643228 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=643228\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call the length of the shorter piece, x.  Then the longer one is x+5.  Their sum must be 27 feet...so we write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + x+5 = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 5 = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 11 feet  (the longer one is 16 feet) </SPAN>\n" );
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