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OpenStudy (anonymous):

An 8ft board is cut into two pieces whose lengths are in the ratio 7:5. What is the number of inches in the length of the longer piece?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hello?

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

hint: first step is to: use 7x + 5x = 8 solve for x and tell me what you get

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i don't get how to do that...

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

do you know what 7x + 5x equals to?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

12x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

are you gone?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah. okay thanks anyways.

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