Use the five steps for problem solving to answer the following question. Please show all of your work.

A 24-foot beam is to be cut in two. If one portion is half the length of the other portion, what are the two lengths of the portions?

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Use the five steps for problem solving to answer the following question. Please show all of your work.

A 24-foot beam is to be cut in two. If one portion is half the length of the other portion, what are the two lengths of the portions?

anonymous · Answer

it'll be 8 and 16

anonymous · Answer

how did you get that if 12 is half of 24

anonymous · Answer

you get it by 24=.5x+x and solve for x and you get 16. so .5(16)=8 and the other part is x=16

anonymous · Answer

if you add 8 and 16 together you get the full length of 24.

gw2011 · Answer

Let x=1 portion
Let (1/2)x=the other portion

x+(1/2)x=24
(3/2)x=24
x=(24)(2/3)
x=16 which is portion 1
(1/2)x=8 which is the other portion

anonymous · Answer

so I was right :D..Lol