Answer:
smaller piece length = 2.333 and
larger piece length = 4.666
Step-by-step explanation:
It is given that,
21 A stick 7 inches long is broken into two pieces, so that one piece is twice as long as the other one.
To find the length of two pieces
Le x be the length of smaller part of piece.
Then the length of larger piece = double the smaller piece = 2 * x = 2x
We have total length = 7 inches
Therefore we can write,
x + 2x = 7
3x = 7
x = 7/3 = 2.333
2x = 2.333 * 2 = 4.666
Therefore smaller piece length = 2.333 and
larger piece length = 4.666
