document.write( "Question 883287: A 66-foot board is to be cut into two pieces whose lengths are in the ratio of 4 to 7. Find the lengths of the two pieces. \n" ); document.write( "

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The ratio is 4:7 so that means the two pieces are 4x and 7x ft long. They add to 66. So,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 66/11\r
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