SOLUTION: A board 170 feet long is cut into two pieces such that the length of one piece is two-thirds of the length of the other piece. Find the length of the shorter piece of board
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Question 211261: A board 170 feet long is cut into two pieces such that the length of one piece is two-thirds of the length of the other piece. Find the length of the shorter piece of board
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
one piece is two thirds the other so we have five intervals
170/5=34
3*34=102ft
2*34=68ft
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