document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=537420>Question 537420</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a 23 inch piece of string is to be cut into two pieces so that the length of the longer piece is three more than four times the shorter piece.  If x represents the length of the shorter piece, find the lengths of both pieces.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "short piece: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "long piece: 4x+3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 4x+3 = 23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4 (shorter)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+3 = 19 (longer)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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