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Solve this problem in your notebook using all four steps. A board 60 in. long is cut into two parts so that the longer piece is 5 times the shorter. What are the lengths of the two pieces? The shorter
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Solve this problem in your notebook using all four steps.

A board 60 in. long is cut into two parts so that the longer piece is 5 times the shorter. What are the lengths of the two pieces?

The shorter piece is
a0 in.
The longer piece is
a1 in.

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The shorter piece would be 10 inches while the longer piece would be 50 inches because the longer piece is 5 times the shorter piece. If you add the shorter piece to it, it will make a total of 60 inches.
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The shorter piece would be 10 inches while the longer piece would be 50 inches.
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