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13-10-2020
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A 160-inch board is cut into two pieces. One piece is four times the length of the other. Find the length of the shorter piece.
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shanelzheng240 shanelzheng240

13-10-2020

Let the shorter piece be x. The longer piece is 4 times the length of the other, so it is 4x.

4x + x = 160.

5x = 160

x = 32

4x = 128

The length of the shorter piece is x, which is 32.

32 inches

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