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document.write( "3 times longer is 300% longer = 4 times as long.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = length of the short piece<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L + 4L = 24 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5L = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 4.8 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Longer piece = 19.2 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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