A 294-inch pipe is cut into two pieces. One piece is five times the length of the other. Find the length of the shorter piece

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Jesse S. answered • 09/26/17

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length of shorter piece = x

length of longer piece = 5x

x +5x = 294

6x =294

x = 49

length of shorter piece = x = 49 inches

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