SOLUTION: a 15-cm piece of wood is cut into two pieces. one piece is 7cm longer than the other. how long are the pieces?
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Question 490082: a 15-cm piece of wood is cut into two pieces. one piece is 7cm longer than the other. how long are the pieces?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a 15-cm piece of wood is cut into two pieces. one piece is 7cm longer than the other. how long are the pieces?
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1st piece: x
2nd piece: x+7
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Equation:
x + x+7 = 15
2x = 8
x = 4
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x+7 = 11
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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