A 108-inch pipe 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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Bram Vanbilsen asked Dec 14, 2022

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A 108-inch pipe 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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Answer:

18 and 90

Explanation:

If we express in units,

Long piece has 5 units

Short piece has 1 unit

total 6 units

108/6 = 18 inch

which is the length of 1 unit

short = 18 * 1

long = 18 *5

Gavin Ballard answered Dec 19, 2022

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