<PRE><B>Question 542584</B>
a 290-inch board is cut into two pieces.
 one side if four times the length of the other find the length of the two pieces. 
:
Let x = one side
then
4x = the other side
:
x + 4x = 290
5x = 290
x = 290/5
x = 58 is the smaller side
you can find the longer side, see if they add up 290</PRE>