Homework Help: Math- Geometry

Posted by meghan on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 3:44pm.

A board 20 feet long is cut into two boards with lengths in ratio of 5 to 2. To the nearest tenth of a foot, how lng is the longer piece of the board?

Math- Geometry - helper, Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 4:25pm
Ratio 5 : 2

5x + 2x = 20

Solve for x.
Math- Geometry - Marisol Rodriguez, Monday, February 14, 2011 at 10:26pm
x=20/7

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