Question 889395
Mike and Dan bought a foot long sub sandwich and decided that it would be fair for Dan to have a third more of the sandwich than Mike. 
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Let Mike have "x":
Then Dan must have "(4/3)x"
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Equation:
x + (4/3)x = 12 inches
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(7/3)x = 12
x = (3/7)12 = 36/7 = 5 1/7 inches (Mike's share)
(4/3)x = (4/3)(36/7) = 48/7 == 6 6/7 inches (Dan's share)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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