Respuesta :
27- 5=22 we have 22cm. to work with 22 divided by 2= 11 plus 5= 16 lengths are 16 and 11
Answer:
The length of the shorter piece of wire is 11 cm.
Step-by-step explanation:
It is given that a wire 27 cm long is cut into two pieces.
Let the length of shorter piece be x cm.
The longer piece is 5cm longer than the shorter piece. So,
The length of longer piece = x+5 cm
The sum of both pieces is equal to 27.
Shorter piece + Longer piece = 27
[tex]x+(x+5)=27[/tex]
On combining like terms.
[tex](x+x)+5=27[/tex]
[tex]2x+5=27[/tex]
Subtract 5 from both sides.
[tex]2x=27-5[/tex]
[tex]2x=22[/tex]
Divide both sides by 2.
[tex]x=11[/tex]
Therefore, the length of the shorter piece of wire is 11 cm.
