document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=628054>Question 628054</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you Use an algebraic approach to solve the problem. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A board 45 feet long is cut into two pieces such that the length of one piece is two-thirds of the length of the other piece. Find the length of the shorter piece of board.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so far what i have is 2/3x=45 is this right? if so how do you solve? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "you have two pieces that add up to 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x is the longer one.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the other y =2x/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so now we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "two equations with two unknowns<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "substitute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2x/3=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x/3+2x/3=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x/3=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/3=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*27/3=18=y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27+2*27/3=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27+18=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ok </SPAN>\n" );
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