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
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2 answers
x + 5x+1 = 25
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
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