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A piece of pipe 21 meters long is to be cut into two pieces, with the lengths of the pieces in the ratio 2:5. What will be the lengths of the two pieces?

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One piece of pipe 21 meters long is to be cut into two pieces, with the lengths of the pieces being in a 2:5 ratio. What are the lengths of the pieces?

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 byDeepbuttar45pbylmr 16.07.2018

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NishantMishra3 

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let the lengths be 2x and 5x then,


2x +5x=21

7x=21

x=3



lengths are:

2x=> 2×3=6

5x=>5×3=15