document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=806548>Question 806548</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me answer this problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"The difference in the length of two segments is 15 and the ratio is 3:8. What are  the lengths of the segments?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #485900 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=thejackal><B>thejackal(72)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=thejackal><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=thejackal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=485900\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let one segment be n, therefore the other segment is n + 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the ratio is given thus 3/8 = n/n+15;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now cross multiply to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(n+15) = 8(n)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n + 45 = 8n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45 = 5n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 = n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore the longer segment is 9 + 15 = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "QED </SPAN>\n" );
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