Question

A 125​-inch pipe is cut into two pieces. one piece is four times the length of the other. find the lengths of the two pieces.

Answer 1

Total length of the pipe = 125 inches

Let the shorter piece be x inch.

Thus, the longer piece is 4x.

4x + x = 125

5x = 125

x = 25

Therefore, the lengths of the two pieces are 25 inches and 100 inches.