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28 January, 17:35

A 10 foot board is to be cut into two pieces, so that the longer piece is 4 times the length of the shorter piece. Find the length of each piece

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  1. 28 January, 19:25
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    So, we know the longer piece is 4 times the shorter

    Then we are told these two pieces were cut from a 10 ft board so we can write an equation to solve for the shorter piece

    short piece + long piece = 10 ft

    (x means short piece)

    x + 4x = 10

    5x = 10

    x = 2

    (Now use this to find the long piece)

    (long piece is 4x)

    4*2=8

    So your answer is: short piece is 2 ft and long piece is 8 ft

    2 + 8 = 10
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