Question

A 25-foot length of wire is to be cut into 2 pieces, so that the longer piece is 10 feet longer than four times the shorter piece. Find the length of each piece.

Answer 1

Explanation:

s = shorter piece

longer piece = 4s + 10 summed they equal 25

s + 4s + 10 = 25

5s = 15

s = 3 ft ..... the longer one is the remaining amount = 22 ft