SOLUTION: A 25-foot-long board is to be cut into two parts. The longer part is 1 foot more
than twice the shorter part. How long is each part?
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Question 685293: A 25-foot-long board is to be cut into two parts. The longer part is 1 foot more
than twice the shorter part. How long is each part?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A 25-foot-long board is to be cut into two parts.
let the longer part be and the shorter part
The longer part is more than twice the shorter part ;
so,
........eq. 1
........eq. 2
______________________________solve this system
........eq. 2...plug in from eq. 1
........solve for
...........the shorter part
now find
........eq. 1.......plug in
.......the longer part
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