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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x + 5x = 72 6x = 72 x = 12

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lengths are 12 and 5(12)..or 60 so 12 and 60

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