document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=660478>Question 660478</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a 2o ft board is cut into 2 pieces. Twice the length of the shorter piece is 4ft more than the length of the longer piece. Find the length of the shorter piece. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = shorter piece<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = longer piece\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 4 + y : rearrange as 2x - y = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the second equation to the first<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2x + y + -y = 20 + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x/3 = 24/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8 ft is the shorter piece </SPAN>\n" );
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