SOLUTION: Mary has a stick that is 68 inches long. She wishes to cut it into two pieces so that one piece will be 11 inches longer than the other. How long should the longer piece be?

Question 754454: Mary has a stick that is 68 inches long. She wishes to cut it into two pieces so that one piece will be 11 inches longer than the other. How long should the longer piece be?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Mary has a stick that is 68 inches long. She wishes to cut it into two pieces so that one piece will be 11 inches longer than the other. How long should the longer piece be?
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shorter piece: x
longer piece:: x + 11
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Equation:
x + x+11 = 68
2x = 57
x = 28.5 inches
x+11 = 39.5 inches
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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