SOLUTION: Please, could you help me solve my son's homework problem, a piece of wood measures 3 meters, cut into 2 parts. 1part 3times longer than the other part. How long is the shorter pa

Question 760040: Please, could you help me solve my son's homework problem, a piece of wood measures 3 meters, cut into 2 parts. 1part 3times longer than the other part. How long is the shorter part?...
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We call = length of the shorter part (in meters)
Since the longer part is 3 times longer,
= length of the longer part (in meters)
The lengths should add to meters, so
is our equation
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The shorter part is meter long.
We could say its length is meter or centimeters.
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