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Question 537420: a 23 inch piece of string is to be cut into two pieces so that the length of the longer piece is three more than four times the shorter piece. If x represents the length of the shorter piece, find the lengths of both pieces.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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a 23 inch piece of string is to be cut into two pieces so that the length of the longer piece is three more than four times the shorter piece. If x represents the length of the shorter piece, find the lengths of both pieces.
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short piece: x
long piece: 4x+3
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Equation:
x + 4x+3 = 23
5x = 20
x = 4 (shorter)
4x+3 = 19 (longer)
Cheers,
Stan H.