document.write( "Question 1150107: after a typhoon, the lineman needed 1500 meters of electric wire for the restoration of electricity in a village. He divided the wire into 5 pieces in the ratio 1:2:3:4:5. How long is each piece of electric wire?
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document.write( "The pieces are  x, 2x, 3x, 4x and 5x meters long,  where \"x\" is the common measure, now unknown.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To find x, use the equation for the total length\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x + 2x + 3x + 4x + 5x = 1500 meters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and find x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    15x = 1500\r\n" );
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document.write( "      x = 1500/12 = 100.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The pieces are  100 m, 200 m, 300 m, 400 m and 500 m long.\r\n" );
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