Question

A 64-inch board is cut into two pieces. One piece is three times the length of the other. Find the length of the shorter piece.

Answer 1

Answer: 16 inches

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Work Shown:

x = shorter piece

3x = longer piece

shorter+longer = full length

x + 3x = 64

4x = 64

x = 64/4

x = 16 inches is the length of the short piece