SOLUTION: A 255 inch board is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is four times the length of the other. Find the length of the two pieces.

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Question 1056241: A 255 inch board is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is four times the length of the other. Find the length of the two pieces.
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the 2 pieces be and



and

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The pieces are 51 in and 204 in
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