125-inch pipe is cut into two pieces. One piece is four times the length of the other. Find the length of the shorter piece.

Cmujica asked Aug 4, 2023

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Answer:

Total length of the pipe = 125 inches

Let the shorter piece be x inches

So, the longer piece is 4x.4x + x = 1255x = 125x = 25

Therefore, the lengths of the two pieces are 25 inches and 100 inches

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Csch answered Aug 11, 2023

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