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A 222-inch pipe is cut into two pieces. One piece is five times the length of the other. Find the length of the shorter piece. The shorter piece is __ inches long.

A 222-inch pipe is cut into two pieces. One piece is five times the length of the other. Find the length of the shorter piece. The shorter piece is __ inches long.
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A 222-inch pipe is cut into two pieces. One piece is five times the length of the other. Find the length of the shorter piece.

The shorter piece is __ inches long.

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The shorter piece is 37 inches long, use the equation 5x+x=222, solve the shorter piece is 37 inches and the longer piece is 185 inches.
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Is there any options?
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