document.write( "Question 357910: wire 42 ft long is divided into 2 sections. one section is 2/5 of the other. what are the lengths of the 2 sections?
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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "divided into 2 sections. one section is 2/5 of the other
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document.write( "Let x  and (2/5)x represent the 2 sections
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document.write( "x + (2/5)x = 42ft
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document.write( "Mutilpying thru with 5 to clear the demoninator
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document.write( "5x + 2x = 5*42ft
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document.write( "7x = 210fy
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document.write( "x = 30ft
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document.write( "Other sections is (2/5)30 = 12ft
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document.write( "checking our answer
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document.write( "30ft + 12ft = 42ft \n" );
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