SOLUTION: a board is split into 2 pecies. one piece is four times larger then the other. how big is the other peiece?

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Question 523949: a board is split into 2 pecies. one piece is four times larger then the other. how big is the other peiece?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, solver91311:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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It's 1/5 as long.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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The only thing that you can conclude given the paucity of information you provided is that the smaller piece is one-fourth of the larger piece.

John

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