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document.write( "A piece of wire 35/3 inches long is to be divided into two parts such that one part is 2/3 that of the other length
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document.write( "      |Multiplying thru by 3 so as all denominators = 1
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document.write( "   3x + 2x = 35in
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document.write( "      5x = 35in
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document.write( "       x = 7in, the shorter piece is  or 4 2/3in
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