SOLUTION: one hundred eighty is divided into two parts so one part will be three times the other part what is the larger part? need help writing it out i know how to solve the equation

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Question 624252: one hundred eighty is divided into two parts so one part will be three times the other part what is the larger part? need help writing it out i know how to solve the equation

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Hi,

one hundred eighty is divided into two parts... 

so one part will be three times the other parthighlight%28x%29   

what is the larger parthighlight%283x%29?

Question states***

   3x + x = 180