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A board 60 in. long is cut into two parts so that the longer piece is 5 times the shorter. What are the lengths of the two pieces?

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Answered by shubham1669
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Sorry I don't no

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Answered by rishitachauhan2009
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These two pieces make up the 60 in. board so x + 5x = 60. This simplifies to 6x=60 so x=10. Thus, the shorter side is 10 in. and the longer side is 5 times that, so 50 in.

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