SOLUTION: A 21 foot board has been cut into two parts, one tiwice as long as teh other. how long is each part?

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Question 505926: A 21 foot board has been cut into two parts, one tiwice as long as teh other. how long is each part?
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Let represent the measure of the shorter piece. Then represents the measure of the longer piece.

The sum of the measures of the two pieces is the length of the original board, so:



Solve for .

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