document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=760040>Question 760040</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please, could you help me solve my son's homework problem, a piece of wood measures 3 meters, cut into 2 parts. 1part  3times longer than the other part. How long is the shorter part?...  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #462378 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=462378\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We call <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= length of the shorter part (in meters)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the longer part is 3 times longer,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= length of the longer part (in meters)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The lengths should add to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > meters, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B3x=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B3x=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is our equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B3x=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B3x=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The shorter part is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > meter long.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We could say its length is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > meter or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > centimeters. </SPAN>\n" );
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