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Please help I will thank you and mark you brain list if you do this word problem correct Half of Ethan's string is equal to 2/3 of Kayla's string. The total length of their strings is 10 feet. How much
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Half of Ethan's string is equal to 2/3 of Kayla's string. The total length of their strings is 10 feet. How much longer is Ethan's string than Kayla's?

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Ethan's string is 4/3 of Kayla's string.
4/3 + 3/3 = 7/3
10/7 = 1.42857143
1.42857143*4 = 5.71428571
1.42857143*3 = 4.28571429
5.71428571 + 4.28571429 = 10
Ethan's string is 1.42857143ft longer than Kayla's
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