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Adam cut a piece of string into 42 inches long into 2 pieces. The ratio of the lengths of the 2 pieces us 3:4, What is the length, to the nearest inch, of the shorter piece?

Adam cut a piece of string into 42 inches long into 2 pieces. The ratio of the lengths of the 2 pieces us 3:4, What is the length, to the nearest inch, of the shorter piece?
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Adam cut a piece of string into 42 inches long into 2 pieces. The ratio of the lengths of the 2 pieces us 3:4, What is the length, to the nearest inch, of the shorter piece?

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~ 10  inches :) Hope this helps! 
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User Maulik Dodia
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10 inches is the shorter piece
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