document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=601301>Question 601301</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My question is... A tree that was 30meters high was broken so that the broken part was 7 times the length of the part that was left standing. Find the length of each part. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #379722 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=flame8855><B>flame8855(424)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=flame8855><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=flame8855><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=379722\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x be the length of the standing part and y be the length of the other part<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=7x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 30/8=15/4 m <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=7x= 105/4 m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it is the same answer <BR>\n" );
document.write( "15/4 = 2.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "105/4= 26.25<BR>\n" );
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