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7th grade math

A plumber has a very long piece of pipe that is used to run city water parallel to a major roadway. The pipe is cut into two sections. One section of pipe is 12 ft. shorter than the other. If 3/4 of the length of the shorter pipe is 120 ft., how long is the longer piece of the pipe?

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User MCKapur
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Answer:

172 ft

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User TerryS
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Answer:

172 ft

Explanation:

120 + the other 1/4 is 160 160 + 12 is 172

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