document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=149922>Question 149922</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 306 inch board is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is five times the length of the other.  Find the length of the two pieces.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The short piece is ___________ \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The long piece is ____________ </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #110020 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mangopeeler07><B>mangopeeler07(462)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mangopeeler07><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=110020\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x=short piece<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=long piece\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+x=306------------------because the pieces together are 306 inches long\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x=306--------------------because we had to combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=51----------------------because we had to divide both sides by 6 to isolate x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "short piece=51 inches-----because short piece=x and x=51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "long piece= 255 inches-----because long piece=5x and 5x=5(51)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+x=306.......255+51=306-----------------because we had to check our answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "short piece=51 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "long piece= 255 inches </SPAN>\n" );
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