document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=542584>Question 542584</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a 290-inch board is cut into two pieces. one side if four times the length of the other find the length of the two pieces.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " one side if four times the length of the other find the length of the two pieces. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = one side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = the other side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 4x = 290<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 290<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 290/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 58 is the smaller side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can find the longer side, see if they add up 290 </SPAN>\n" );
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