document.write( "Question 131417: A board measuring 120 inches long needs to be cut into two pieces so that one piece will be four times longer than the other. Find the lengths of the two pieces.\r
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document.write( "This is what I done so far I found the length of one piece.
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document.write( "x+4=120
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document.write( "5x=120
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document.write( "x=24
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document.write( "Now I just need to find out how to solve for the other length \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #95923 by TakeATuition.com(57)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! SOLUTION - \n" ); document.write( " Let the length of one board be x inches \n" ); document.write( " Therefore the length of other board is 4x (since one piece is 4 times the other) \n" ); document.write( " now sum of both pieces = 120 \n" ); document.write( " x + 4x = 120\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " 5x = 120\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " 5x/5 = 120/5 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " x = 24\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " now \n" ); document.write( " one piece ix x inches = 24 inches \n" ); document.write( " another piece is 4x = 4*24 = 96 inches\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " FOR MORE HELP VISIT : www.TakeATuition.com \n" ); document.write( " |