Problema Solution
An electrician needs to cut a 10-foot wire into two pieces. He needs the longer peeve to be 1.5 times the length of the shifted piece. How long is each piece
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let
x = the length of the shorter piece, x>0
1.5x = the length of the longer piece
An electrician needs to cut a 10-foot wire into two pieces:
x + 1.5x = 10
by solving we find:
x = 4 ft
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1.5*4 = 6 ft
one piece is 4 ft and the other is 6 ft.