SOLUTION: two pieces of wood are glued together, one piece is twice as long as the other. the total length of the glued wood is 250 centimeters. what is the length of the shorter piece of wo
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Question 955926: two pieces of wood are glued together, one piece is twice as long as the other. the total length of the glued wood is 250 centimeters. what is the length of the shorter piece of wood? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! two pieces of wood are glued together, one piece is twice as long as the other. the total length of the glued wood is 250 centimeters. what is the length of the shorter piece of wood?
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short piece:: x
longer piece:: 2x
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Equation:
x + 2x = 250 cm
3x = 250
x = 83 1/3 cm
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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