document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176406>Question 176406</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A piece of fishing line is 100 m long and was cut into 2 pieces so that the longest piece was 40 times the length of the shorter piece. How long are the two pieces? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #131504 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=131504\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> so we have two lengths lets call x the short piece and y the long piece<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=100.....eq 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=40x.......eq 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take y's value from eq 2 and plug it into eq 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+40x=100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "41x=100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=100%2F41%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=100%2F41%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >m short piece<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=40x=40%28100%2F41%29=4000%2F41%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=40x=40%28100%2F41%29=4000%2F41%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >m long piece<BR>\n" );
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