SOLUTION: a 115 Inch Board is Cut into Two Pieces. One Piece is Four Times the Length of the Other. Find the Lengths of the Two Pieces Results

Question 320097: a 115 Inch Board is Cut into Two Pieces. One Piece is Four Times the Length of the Other. Find the Lengths of the Two Pieces Results

Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let l be the length of the smaller piece.
Then is the length of the larger piece.
You are told the two pieces together are 115 inches

The shorter peice is 23 inches
The longer piece is inches
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