Question

Jamilla has a piece of ribbon that is 48.5 centimeters long. For her scrapbook, she cuts it into two pieces so that one piece is 4 times as long as the other. What are the lengths of the pieces? Round your answers to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.

Answer 1

Answer:

We know that the  shorter piece = x and the longer piece is 4x

longer piece = 4x

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x + 4x = 48.5

5x = 48.5  

x = 48.5/5

x = 9.7 cm

9.7 cm - Is the shortest piece length.

The longer piece = 4x = 4 x 9.7 = 38.8 cm

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Answer 2

Answer:

the two pieces are 9.7 cm and 38.8 cm in length

Step-by-step explanation:

let 'x' represent the length of the smaller piece, then '4x' represents the length of the longer piece

48.5 = x + 4x

x = 48.5 / 5 = 9.7

9.7 * 4. = 38.8