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A ribbon 56 centimeters long is cut into two pieces. One of the pieces is three times longer than the other. What is the length, in centimeters, of the shorter piece of ribbon?

Algebra for College Students

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285195780

Author:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Publisher:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Chapter1: Basic Concepts And Properties

Section1.2: Operations With Real Numbers

Problem 98PS

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