document.write( "Question 1085162: A piece of wire is 90 cm long. It has to be cut into two piece such that one piece is 2/3 as long as the other piece. How long is the shorter of the two pieces? \n" ); document.write( "
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If x is one piece, then the other piece is 90-x.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The two lengths are 36 and 54.
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