Jack cut a piece of wood that was 8 feet long into two pieces.One piece is three

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Jack cut a piece of wood that was 8 feet long into two pieces.One piece is three times as long as the other. How long is theshorter piece of wood? (a) 2 feetlong                      (c) 1 foot long (b) 4 feetlong                      (d) 3 feet long Jack cut a piece of wood that was 8 feet long into two pieces.One piece is three times as long as the other. How long is theshorter piece of wood? (a) 2 feetlong                      (c) 1 foot long (b) 4 feetlong                      (d) 3 feet long

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Jack cut a piece of wood that was 8 feet long into two pieces. x+y=8 One piece is three times as long as the other. x=3y 3y+y=8 4y=8 y=2 x=6

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