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8th HW X 2.1.PS-20 Question Help A 60-inch board is cut into two pieces. One piece is five times the length of the other. Find the length of the shorter piece. The shorter piece is inches long. Please
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A 60-inch board is cut into two pieces. One piece is five times the length of the other. Find the
length of the shorter piece.
The shorter piece is
inches long. Please help me !

User Behrouz Riahi
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5x+x= 60
6x=60
X=10
The short piece is 10 inches
The long piece is 50 inches
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