SOLUTION: If 5/8 of a board is sawed off and 3 feet remain, what was the original length of the board?

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Question 728353: If 5/8 of a board is sawed off and 3 feet remain, what was the original length of the board?
Answer by fcabanski(1391) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the board x feet long. If someone sawed off 5/8 of the board, then 3/8 of the board remains and that is 3 feet.


3/8 * x = 3


x = 8/3 * 3 = 8 feet.

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