document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1131936>Question 1131936</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 40-foot board is cut into two pieces so that the second piece is 4 feet longer than 5 times the first piece. Find the length of each piece. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #748662 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=748662\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5x + 4 + x = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6 this is the length of the short piece<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The longer piece, the problem tells us, is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(6)+4 = 34 feet long </SPAN>\n" );
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