SOLUTION: A twelve foot board is cut into two pieces. One piece is two feet longer than the other piece. How long is each piece.
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Question 528695: A twelve foot board is cut into two pieces. One piece is two feet longer than the other piece. How long is each piece.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the pieces be and ft in length
given:
The pieces are 5 ft and 7 ft long
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