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A piece of string that is 9.4 meters long is cut into two pieces. One piece is 3 times as long as the other. Find the length of the longer piece in meters.

A piece of string that is 9.4 meters long is cut into two pieces. One piece is 3 times as long as the other. Find the length of the longer piece in meters.
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A piece of string that is 9.4 meters long is cut into two pieces. One piece is 3 times as long as the other. Find the length of the longer piece in meters.

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9.4=3x+x

9.4=4x

=2.35

the shorter piece is 2.35 and the longer piece is 7.05

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