SOLUTION: Yuri has a board that is 98in. long. He wishes to cut the board into two pieces so that one piece will be 10in. longer than the other. What should the length of each piece be?
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Question 92405: Yuri has a board that is 98in. long. He wishes to cut the board into two pieces so that one piece will be 10in. longer than the other. What should the length of each piece be?
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
X+(X+10)=98
X+X=10=98
2X=98-10
2X=88
X=44 FOR THE SHORT PIECE.
44+10=55 FOR THE LONGER PIECE.
PROOF
44+54=98
98=98
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