A 76 inch pipe is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is three times the length of the other find the length of the shorter piece

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Tare Gaskin · Answer 1 · 2024-05-10T13:41:38+0000

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Let the length of the smaller piece be l inches. Then the larger piece is 3*l = 3l inches. But l + 3l = 72. Hence, 4l =72. l= 72/4 = 18. Therefore, the smaller piece has a length of 18 inches.

A 76 inch pipe is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is three times the length of the other find the length of the shorter piece

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