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A board 20 feet long is cut into two boards with lengths in ratio of 5 to 2. To the nearest tenth of a foot, how lng is the longer piece of the board?
14 years ago

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Ratio 5 : 2

5x + 2x = 20

Solve for x.
14 years ago
Marisol Rodriguez
x=20/7
14 years ago

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