Solve the problem.A 12-ft. board is cut into 2 pieces so that one piece is 4 feet longer than 3 times the shorter piece. If the shorter piece is x feet long, find the lengths of both pieces.
A. shorter piece: 2 ft.; longer piece: 10 ft.
B. shorter piece: 6 ft; longer piece: 36 ft.
C. shorter piece: 12 ft; longer piece: 40 ft.
D. shorter piece: 32 ft; longer piece: 36 ft.
Answer: A
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Solve the equation. 
= 8.2
A. {7.49} B. {9.1} C. {7.38} D. {8.48}
Carli and Dale want to divide fairly the chocolate-strawberry cake shown below. The total cost of the cake was $18.00. Carli values strawberry and banana equally, but values chocolate twice as much as either of these put together. Dale values chocolate three times as much as he values strawberry. Further, he values strawberry twice as much as he values banana.
In Carli's eyes, the strawberry quarter of the cake is worth
A. $3.50 B. $6.00 C. $4.00 D. $3.00 E. none of these
Divide.
÷ 
A. - 
B. - 
C. - 
D. - 
Solve the problem.How many different 11-letter words (real or imaginary) can be formed from the letters of the word MISSISSIPPI? Leave your answer in factorial form.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).