The lengths of the pieces are 37 ft and 98 ft.
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Steps I took:
I assumed that the 136 ft is cut into two pieces.
The two pieces would represent x & y, which would then be y = 3x - 16 and x + y = 136.
Then, x = 38 ft and y = 98 ft which would be your answer.
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Hope this helped! :)
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
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Do you have a pic you can post of the figure?