SOLUTION: A 255 inch board is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is four times the length of the other. Find the length of the two pieces.

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Question 1056241: A 255 inch board is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is four times the length of the other. Find the length of the two pieces.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the 2 pieces be +x+ and +4x+
+x+%2B+4x+=+255+
+5x+=+255+
+x+=+51+
and
+4x+=+204+
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The pieces are 51 in and 204 in
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check:
+51+%2B+204+=+255+
OK