<PRE><B>Question 700600</B>
Hello, 
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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