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Question 418448: An 18-foot wire is to be cut so that the longer piece is 5 times longer than the shorter piece. Find the length of each piece. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! An 18-foot wire is to be cut so that the longer piece is 5 times longer than the shorter piece. Find the length of each piece.
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Let the shorter piece be "x".
The longer piece is "5x".
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Equation:
x + 5x = 18 ft
6x = 18 ft
x = 3 ft (shorter)
5x = 15 ft (shorter)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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