SOLUTION: A 65 foot piece of wood is cut into 2 unequal parts. If the shorter piece is 7 less than three times the longer piece, how long is each part?
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Question 937751: A 65 foot piece of wood is cut into 2 unequal parts. If the shorter piece is 7 less than three times the longer piece, how long is each part?
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long piece: 3x-7
short piece: x
x+3x-7=65
4x=72
x=18 (short piece)
short piece: 3(18)-7
54 -7 =47
answer: long 47ft; short 18 ft
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