document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54964>Question 54964</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 9ft board was cut into 2 pieces so that one piece is 5 feet longer than 3 times the shorter piece.  If the shorter piece is x feet long, find the lengths of both pieces.   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Three times the shorter piece = 3x feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Longer piece = (3x + 5) feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, total length = Shorter piece + Longer piece.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, 9 = x + (3x + 5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or 9 = 4x + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or x = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So longer piece is (3x + 5) = 8 feet and shorter piece is x = 1 foot. </SPAN>\n" );
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