A 236 inch board is cut into two pieces. one piece is three times the length of the other. find the length of the two pieces

let length of one piece = x
length of other piece = 236-x
one piece is three times the length of the other
x=3(236-x)
x=708-3x
4x=708
x=177
so first piece is 177 inches long and second piece is (236-177)= 59 inches long