SOLUTION: Hello, so my math problem is this: A board 55 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

Question 897487: Hello, so my math problem is this: A board 55 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. So I set it up like this x+2/3x=55. Is that the right equation to use or the right set up for this problem?
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Hello, so my math problem is this: A board 55 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. So I set it up like this x+2/3x=55. Is that the right equation to use or the right set up for this problem?



You can set it up like that, but you have to remember which piece you named, x

From your equation, x is the LARGER piece, so when you derive a value for x, remember that you'll need to

calculate  of that value, or subtract that value from 55, to determine the length of the shorter piece,

which is what is being asked for. 

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