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Question 760040: Please, could you help me solve my son's homework problem, a piece of wood measures 3 meters, cut into 2 parts. 1part 3times longer than the other part. How long is the shorter part?... Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! We call = length of the shorter part (in meters)
Since the longer part is 3 times longer, = length of the longer part (in meters)
The lengths should add to meters, so is our equation --> -->
The shorter part is meter long.
We could say its length is meter or centimeters.
