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A 24 foot long board is cut into two pieces the long piece is three times the length of the short piece find the lengths of the 2 pieces?
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If you let x equal the short piece then 3x would be the long piece.
x + 3x = 24
4x = 24
x = 6
3x = 18
So, the shorter piece would be 6 ft. and the longer piece would be 18 ft.
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