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A 236 inch board is cut into two pieces. one piece is three times the length of the other. find the length of the two pieces

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Kristiania Kristiania
  • 01-08-2018

let length of one piece = x

length of other piece = 236-x

one piece is three times the length of the other

x=3(236-x)

x=708-3x

4x=708

x=177

so first piece is 177 inches long and second piece is (236-177)= 59 inches long

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