document.write( "Question 849851: A CARPENTER HAS SEVERAL BOARDS OF EQUAL LENGTH. HE CUTS 3/5 OF EACH BOARD. AFTER CUTTING THE BOARDS, THE CARPENTER NOTICES THAT HE HAS ENOUGH PIECES LEFT OVER TO MAKE UP THE SAME LENGTH AS 4 OF THE ORIGINAL BOARDS. HOW MANY BOARDS DID THE CARPENTER START WITH? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #511778 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 2x/5=4 \n" ); document.write( "2x=20 \n" ); document.write( "x=10\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |