document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1046912>Question 1046912</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A piece of wire was cut into 2 pieces in the ratio 4:7. The longer piece was 42 cm . what's the length of the shorter piece?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #662347 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=662347\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (42*4)/7 = 24 is the shorter piece<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4/7 = 0.5714; 42*0.5714 = 24 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note that this last method tells you that the small piece equals 57.14% of the large piece </SPAN>\n" );
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