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Ron takes a ribbon thats 48inches long and cuts it in 2pcs, how long is each pcs, 1 pc is 3times as the other how long is each pcs.

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48/4 because it is 3 times as long as the other piece thinking there are 4 pieces. So one piece has to be 12 because 48/4 is 12 and 12 x 3 is 36 so then we double check 12+36=48 so the pieces are 12inc and 36inc
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