document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=988702>Question 988702</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 21-foot board has been cut into two sections, one twice as long as the other. How long is each section?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "letx=length  of shorter section<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21-x=length  of longer section<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21-x=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length  of shorter section=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21-x=length  of longer section=14 </SPAN>\n" );
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