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George's finishing making a dress she has 70 inches of thread that she cut into two pieces one piece is twice as the other piece. How long is each piece?

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If you have two pieces and one piece is twice as long as the other side, you have to imagine your thread is cut into thirds. Start with 70/3.
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23.33(repeating) and 46.66(repeating)
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