document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1048052>Question 1048052</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if a 32 meter pole is broken into two parts at a ratio of 3 to 5, what is the measurement of the larger of the two parts </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 5x = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "larger = 5x = 5*4 = 20 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "smaller = 3x = 3*4 = 12 meters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
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