SOLUTION: A 12 foot board is cut into two sections, one twice as long as the other. How long is each section?
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Question 300986: A 12 foot board is cut into two sections, one twice as long as the other. How long is each section?
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the short piece be x.
Then the big piece = 2x
the short piece if 4 feet.
The longer piece is 2*4 = 8 feet
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