SOLUTION: A 4-metre long pipe is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is five times the length of the other piece. Find the length of each piece, entering your answers in metres and rounding your an

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Question 788801: A 4-metre long pipe is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is five times the length of the other piece. Find the length of each piece, entering your answers in metres and rounding your answers to two decimal places.
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A 4-metre long pipe is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is five times the length of the other piece. Find the length of each piece, entering your answers in metres and rounding your answers to two decimal places.
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smaller piece: x
larger piece: 5x
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x + 5x = 4 meters
6x = 4
x = 2/3 = 0.67 meters
5x = 10/3 = 3.33 meters
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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