Problema Solution
jamilla has a piece of ribbon that is 48.5 centimeters long. For her scrabook, 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?
Answer provided by our tutors
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
the two pieces are 9.7 cm and 38.8 cm in length