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Mauro has 140 ft of rope. He will cut it into two pieces so that the length of the longer piece is 3 times the length of the shorter piece. What will the length of the longer piece be? Enter your answer in the box. Ft.

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Answer:

Short = 35 feet

Long = 105 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

The 140 foot cut into two pieces:

Let the short piece be x

The long piece is then 3x

Their total is 140 feet

x + 3x = 140 feet

4x = 140 feet

x = 35 feet

3x = 105 feet

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