document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=310200>Question 310200</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A piece of rope 36 feet long is to be cut into two piecies so that one piece is 1/3 as long as the other piece.  How many feet long will the shorter piece be?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the shorter piece of rope be S\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the longer piece = 3S, since the shorter piece is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the longer piece\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now know that: S + 3S = 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4S = 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S, or the shorter piece = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%289%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%289%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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