A 215 cm long rope was cut into two pieces, one of which is 4 times shorter than the other. Find the length of each piece.

According to the condition of the assignment, we will compose an equation, for x we take the length of the smaller segment, and 4x for the larger one, the total length is 215 cm:

4x + x = 215.

5x = 215,

x = 215: 5 = 43.

It turns out that the length of the short segment = 43 cm.

Long 4 times more: 4 * 43 = 172 cm.



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