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Cutting and dividing problems

If a sixteen foot board is cut into two pieces of equal length, what is the length of each board?

An eighteen foot long board is to be cut into two pieces such that one piece is twice as long as the other. How long are both pieces?

A board seventeen feet long is cut into two pieces. One piece is three feet longer than the other. What is the length of each piece?

A nineteen foot board is cut into two pieces. One piece is four feet longer than twice the size of the other. Determine the length of each piece.

A twelve foot board is cut such that one piece is three feet shorter than half the length of the other. Determine the length of each piece.