document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=902282>Question 902282</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a 90-inch board is cut into two pieces so that one piece is five times as long as the other. Find the length of each piece. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The short piece is ____ inches long. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The long piece is  ____ inches long.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=longer piece<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90-x=shorter piece<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5(90-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=450-5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=450<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90-x=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "longer piece=75 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "shorter piece=15 inches </SPAN>\n" );
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