One stick is 9cm longer than another; 2/5 of longer stick is equal to 1/2 of shorter.

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One stick is 9cm longer than another. 2/5 of the longer stick is equal to 1/2 of the shorter stick. Find the length of the longer stick.
Im thinking the equation is
(9+x)2/5=1/2x
 
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One stick is 9cm longer than another. 2/5 of the longer stick is equal to 1/2 of the shorter stick. Find the length of the longer stick.
Im thinking the equation is
(9+x)2/5=1/2x
Click to expand...

What do you get after solving for x?
 
A_BMT02 said:
One stick is 9cm longer than another. 2/5 of the longer stick is equal to 1/2 of the shorter stick. Find the length of the longer stick.
Im thinking the equation is
(9+x)2/5=1/2x
Click to expand...
You should NOT have that 2nd x in the denominator
 
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