A 228​-inch pipe is cut into two pieces. One piece is five times the length of the other. What are the lengths of the two pieces.

Question

This is a question that is on my homework, I am having trouble translating the word problem, or making it into an equation to solve. 

Answer 1

to me it seems that the proportions of the division are 5:1

 

therefore the smaller part is one sixth of the original.  can you take it from here?