document.write( "Question 211261: A board 170 feet long is cut into two pieces such that the length of one piece is two-thirds of the length of the other piece. Find the length of the shorter piece of board \n" ); document.write( "
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one piece is two thirds the other so we have five intervals
\n" ); document.write( "170/5=34
\n" ); document.write( "3*34=102ft
\n" ); document.write( "2*34=68ft
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