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."


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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