SOLUTION: a 290-inch board is cut into two pieces. one side if four times the length of the other find the length of the two pieces.
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Question 542584: a 290-inch board is cut into two pieces. one side if four times the length of the other find the length of the two pieces.
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a 290-inch board is cut into two pieces.
one side if four times the length of the other find the length of the two pieces.
:
Let x = one side
then
4x = the other side
:
x + 4x = 290
5x = 290
x = 290/5
x = 58 is the smaller side
you can find the longer side, see if they add up 290
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