document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=698416>Question 698416</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a cable that  is 42 feet long is 42 feet long is divided into lengths of 3:4 what are the two lenghts into which the cable is divided?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried this ratio 3/4=42/x did not work -- plese help </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3 times some constant + 4 times the same constant = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 4x = 42<BR>\n" );
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