SOLUTION: A board 65 feet long is cut into two pieces such that the length of one piece is two-thirds of the length of the other piece. Find the length of the shorter piece of board.
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Question 700600: A board 65 feet long is cut into two pieces such that the length of one piece is two-thirds of the length of the other piece. Find the length of the shorter piece of board. Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source):
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Let one piece be represented by x and the other by 2/3x:
x+2/3x=65
multiply by 3:
3x+2x=195
5x=195
x=39 feet
Shorter piece is 26 feet.
Make sense?
RJ
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