SOLUTION: a carpenter has a wooden dowel that is 72 cm long. she wants to cut it into two equal pieces so that one piece is 5 times as long as the other. what are the lengths of the two piec

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Question 893500: a carpenter has a wooden dowel that is 72 cm long. she wants to cut it into two equal pieces so that one piece is 5 times as long as the other. what are the lengths of the two pieces
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Cut into parts lengths of x and y.

x+y=72 and y=5x.
Solve the system.