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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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A board 60 in long is cut into two parts so that the longer piece is 5 times the shorter What are the lengths of the two pieces?
50" and 10" 60 = 5x + x = 6x; x = 10
A ribbon 9 feet long is cut into two pieces one piece is 1 foot longer that the other what are the lengths of the pieces?
Suppose the shorter piece is x feet long. Then the longer piece is x+1 feet long. The total length of the two pieces is x + (x+1) = 2x+1 feet. So 2x+1 = 9 so 2x = 8 so x = 4' and then the other piece is 5'
A 102 centimeter board is cut into two pieces so that one piece is five times as long as the other How long is each piece?
A 102 centimmeter board is cut into two pieces so that one piece is five times as the other . How long is each piece
How many 30cm lengths can be cut from a 3m length?
Oh, dude, you're testing my math skills now? Alright, let's see... Well, since 1 meter is 100 centimeters, 3 meters would be 300 centimeters. So, you can cut 10 pieces of 30cm lengths from a 3m length. Math can be fun, right?
Can One hundred and four yards of ribbon cut into fourteen pieces equally what will be the length of each piece?
If 104 yards of ribbon is cut into 14 equal length pieces, each piece will have length of 7.43 yards, to the justified number of significant digits.
A 12ft board is cut into two pieces of different lengths express the length of the longer piece in terms of the length of the shorter piece?
piece a has a greater length than piece b (a>b)
A 76-inch board is cut into two pieces One piece is three times the length of the other Find the lengths of the two pieces. The short piece is how many inches long?
x the length of the shorter piece 3·x the length of the longer piece x + 3·x the length of the whole board = 4·x = 76" x = 76" / 4 = 19.
A 27 foot board is cut into two pieces with lengths in ratio 4 5 what is the length of the longer piece?
Length of the longer piece is 5/9 of 27 feet. So, Length of longer piece = {5/(4+5)}x27 = {5/9}x27 = 15 feet.
A 42 foot board is cut into two pieces. Four times the shorter piece is equal to the sum of the longer piece and thirteen. Find the lengths of both pieces.?
Using algebra it works out that the lengths are 8.4 feet and 33.6 feet because 4*(8.4) = 33.6 and 8.4+33.6 = 42 feet
A 116 inch pipe is cut into two piecesOne piece is three times the length of the other find the lengths of two pieces?
Write an equation and solve it. Call the length of the shorter piece "x", in this case, the longer piece is "3x". The sum of the two is equal to 116 inches.
A metal sculptor has 24 meters of steel cable How many pieces will there be if the cable is cut into 8-centimeter lengths?
There will be 300 pieces of steel cable if it is cut into 8-centimeter lengths. This calculation is done by converting the total length of 24 meters into centimeters (2400 cm) and then dividing by the length of each piece (8 cm).
How many 1.4 m lengths can be cut out from a 7 m piece?
There can be 5 pieces.
Application problem a piece of wire was cut into 2 pieces in the ratio 7 8 the shorter piece was 14cm find the length of the longer pieces?
If a piece of wire was cut into 2 pieces in the ratio 7:8 and the shorter piece was 14cm, then the length of the longer piece will 16cm.
A 28 inch board cut into 3 pieces second piece is twice as long as first piece and the third piece is 4 times as long as first piece what is the length of all 3 pieces?
28=A+B+c b=2A c=4A subst. a=4 b=8 c=16
A board 60 in long is cut into two parts so that the longer piece is 5 times the shorter What are the lengths of the two pieces?
50" and 10" 60 = 5x + x = 6x; x = 10
How long is a piece of wood?
A single piece of wood can be as long as the tallest tree. California Redwood. Something like 150 feet. Finger jointed can be any length. Common lengths go to 16 ft. 20 and 24 at some lumber yards.
A piece of rope is cut into two smaller pieces The ratio of their lengths is 2.7 to 4.5 The longer piece measures 12.8 feet?
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