SOLUTION: A board 22 cm long is cut into two pieces. One piece is 4 cm longer than twice the length of the other piece. Find the length of each piece.

Question 1040756: A board 22 cm long is cut into two pieces. One piece is 4 cm longer than twice the length of the other piece. Find the length of each piece.

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A board 22 cm long is cut into two pieces. One piece is 4 cm longer than twice the length of the other piece. Find the length of each piece.
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Piece:: x cm
Other Piece:: 2x+4 cm
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Equation:
x + 2x+4 = 22
3x = 18
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x = 6 cm
2x+4 = 16 cm
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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