document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=500176>Question 500176</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A board 45 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. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #338039 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Flannery><B>Flannery(124)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Flannery><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Flannery><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=338039\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two thirds of 45 means 2/5 times 45.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/5 times 45/1 is 90/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90 divided by 5 is 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is 18 2/5 of 45? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How is 45 divided into fifths?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Forty-five divided by five equals nine.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Two nines are eighteen.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 2/5 of 45 is 18. </SPAN>\n" );
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