document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316754>Question 316754</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 93 foot rope is to be cut into two pieces. One piece must be half as long as the other. How long should the shorter piece be? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #226710 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=226710\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hint: Let x = shorter piece and y = longer piece. Since \"One piece must be half as long as the other\", this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%281%2F2%29%2Ay ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%281%2F2%29%2Ay\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and you multiply both sides by 2 you get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (swap both sides). Also, because the rope is 93 feet, this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=93 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=93\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So you have 2 equations with 2 unknowns. </SPAN>\n" );
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