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Carla cuts a 70-inch piece of ribbon into 2 pieces. If the first piece
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23 Feb 2023, 06:03
23 Feb 2023, 06:03
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Carla cuts a 70-inch piece of ribbon into 2 pieces. If the first piece is 5 inches more than one-fourth as long as the second piece, how long is the longer piece of ribbon?
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11 Mar 2023, 06:14
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Carcass wrote:
Carla cuts a 70-inch piece of ribbon into 2 pieces. If the first piece is 5 inches more than one-fourth as long as the second piece, how long is the longer piece of ribbon?
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52
Let X be first piece of ribbon and Y be the second piece of ribbon
X= 5+0.25y
X+Y=70
5+0.25y+ Y =70
Y=52
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