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Question 495827: a 126 inch pipe is cut into two pieces. One piece is five times the length of the other. Find the length of the two pieces.
Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! "a 126 inch pipe is cut into two pieces. One piece is five times the length of the other. Find the length of the two pieces."
x = one piece
5x = other piece {one piece is five times the other}
x + 5x = 126 {combined together, the two pieces make 126 inches}
6x = 126 {combined like terms}
x = 21 {divided both sides by 6}
5x = 105 {substituted 21, in for x, into 5x}
the two pieces are 21 inches and 105 inches
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