SOLUTION: The sum of the lengths of two line segments is 24.If the length of one of these segments is represented by x,which expression represents the length of the second segment? My answe

Question 389173: The sum of the lengths of two line segments is 24.If the length of one of these segments is represented by x,which expression represents the length of the second segment?
My answer is 24-x
My friend says x-24
Who is right ?
Thank you.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = length of first segment and y = length of second segment

Since "The sum of the lengths of two line segments is 24", we know that they add to 24. So . Now solve for y by subtracting 'x' from both sides to get

So the length of the second segment is . So you are correct.

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