document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=978453>Question 978453</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A reel of electric wire 150 metres long cut into two pieces. One is 40 metres shorter than twice the length of the other. How long is each piece. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " One is 40 metres shorter than twice the length of the other.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How long is each piece.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let a = length of a piece of wire<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"One is 40 metres shorter than twice the length of the other.\" therefore:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a - 40 = length of the other piece<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a + (2a-40) = 150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a = 150 + 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a = 190<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 190/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 63<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > meter is the length of one piece<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*63<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - 40 = 86<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > meters is the length of the other </SPAN>\n" );
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