document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=213520>Question 213520</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a piece of wire 10 m long is to be cut into two pieces one of them is 2/3 as long as the other, how should the wire be cut ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #161345 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=161345\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> X+2X/3=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3X+2X)/3=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5X=3810<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5X=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=30/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=6 M. IS THE LONGER PIECE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10-6=4 M. IS THE SHORTER PIECE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6+2*6/3=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6+12/2=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6+4=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10=10 </SPAN>\n" );
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