A 228-inch is cut into two pieces. One piece is five times the length of the other. Find the lengths of the two pieces. The short piece is ___ inches long.

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Matthew Moran · Answer 1 · 2023-03-15T02:58:04+0000

Given:

A 228-inch is cut into two pieces.

One piece is five times the length of the other.

Required:

To find the length of the two pieces.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let assign a value to the shorter piece. "x" as the length.

The other piece is 5 times that, or 5x.

Add them up and you get 6x.

$\begin{gathered} x+5x=228 \\ 6x=228 \\ x=(228)/(6) \\ x=38inches \\ 5x=5*38 \\ =190inches \end{gathered}$

Final Answer:

The length of the two pieces are 38inches and 190inches.