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  • 06-04-2018
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If a 32 ft rope is cut into 2 sections with one section 7times as long as the other section how long is the shorter piece?

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jinc0930
jinc0930 jinc0930
  • 06-04-2018
if the shorter piece is x then the longer piece is 7x:

x+7x=32
8x=32
x=4

the shorter piece is 4 ft long
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