Problema Solution

At a film festival, Film A is 4 times as long as Film B. Together, the films are 160 min long. How long is each film?

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Let

a = the length of Film A

b = the length of Film B

a = 4b

a + b = 160

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a = 128 min

b = 32 min

Film A is 128 minutes long.

Film B is 32 minute long.