Question

a 25 foot wire is to be cut so that the longer piece is one foot longer than 5 times the shorter.

find the length of each piece

thank you!

Answer 1

x + 5x+1 = 25

Answer 2

X+5x+1=25 x+5x=6x 6x+1=25 Now flip

25-1÷6= 25-1=24 24÷6=4 4=short piece

Now times by five and add 1 for longer piece.

4×5=20. 20+1=21 21=long