CARPENTRY A carpenter has a piece of wood that is 78 inches long. He wants to cut it so that one piece is five times as long as the other piece. What are the lengths of the two pieces?

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24.
RAILROADS A straight railroad track is being built to connect two cities. The measured distance of the track between the two cities
is 160.5 miles. A mail stop is 28.5 miles from the first city. How far is the mail stop from the second city?
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CARPENTRY A carpenter has a piece of wood that is 78 inches long. He wants to cut it so that one piece is five times as long as
the other piece. What are the lengths of the two pieces?
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