SOLUTION: A 20 foot board is cut into two pieces whose lengths are in the ration of 7 to 3. Find the length of the longer piece.
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Question 278224: A 20 foot board is cut into two pieces whose lengths are in the ration of 7 to 3. Find the length of the longer piece. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A 20 foot board is cut into two pieces whose lengths are in the ration of 7 to 3. Find the length of the longer piece.
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7 to 3 is the same as 7x to 3x where 7x is the longer piece.
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Equation:
7x + 3x = 20 ft
10x = 20
x = 2
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longer piece = 7x = 7*2 = 14 ft.
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cheers,
Stan H.
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