SOLUTION: A carpenter has a wooden dowl that is 72cm long. She wants to cut it into two pieces so that one piece is 5 times as long as the other. What are the lengths of the two pieces?

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Question 486169: A carpenter has a wooden dowl that is 72cm long. She wants to cut it into two pieces so that one piece is 5 times as long as the other. What are the lengths of the two pieces?
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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6x = 72
x = 12
The lengths are 12 inches and 60 inches.
cleomenius.