SOLUTION: A board is 18 feet long. You cut off three pieces from the board, each piece x ft long. Write a function for the length of the remaining piece in terms of x.
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Question 1192918: A board is 18 feet long. You cut off three pieces from the board, each piece x ft long. Write a function for the length of the remaining piece in terms of x.
Answer by ikleyn(52786) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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18 - 3x feet long, assuming that 3x <= 18, or x <= 6 feet long.
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