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9 February, 18:30

A carpenter has s wooden dowel that is 72cm long. She wants to cut into two pieces so that one piece is 5 times as long as the other. What are the lengths of the two pieces?

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  1. K
    9 February, 21:29
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    It's 12 and 60

    Call (n) is the first piece of wooden, so the second piece of wooden is 5n.

    => n + 5n = 72

    => 6n = 72

    => n = 12

    The first piece is 12 and the second piece is 60.

    * Sorry my English is so bad = )))
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