document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=880755>Question 880755</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a 150-m cable is cut into two pieces such that one piece is four times as long as the other. how long is each piece </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=length of one of 2 pieces<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=length of other piece<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4x=150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of one of 2 pieces=30 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of other piece=120 m </SPAN>\n" );
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