SOLUTION: What is the five step problem solving strategy for a problem similare to this A 72-in.board is cut into two pieces one piece is 2in.Longer than the other find the lengths of the pi

Question 524507: What is the five step problem solving strategy for a problem similare to this A 72-in.board is cut into two pieces one piece is 2in.Longer than the other find the lengths of the pieces USING five-step problem solving.
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Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let L be the length of the shorter piece. The longer piece is 2 in longer so we can say the length of that piece is L+2. Hence, L + (L+2) = 72 --> 2L + 2 = 72 --> 2L = 70 --> L = 35. Therefore L+2 = 37, so the lengths of the two pieces are 35 and 37 inches.
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