Divide a 5-inch line into two parts so that one part (a) 2 1/4 inches shorter than the other; (b) 3 times the other.

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Byron Snyder

25 March, 06:58

Divide a 5-inch line into two parts so that one part (a) 2 1/4 inches shorter than the other; (b) 3 times the other.

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Willow Jacobson · Answer 1

Part a), solve this system of equations:

x + y = 5

x - y = 2.25

2x = 7.25

x = 3.625

y = 1.375

part b), solve this system of equations:

x + y = 5

x = 3y

y = 1.25

x = 3.75