SOLUTION: A board is cut into two pieces. One piece has a length of 68 meters. If the othe piece has a length of w meters,what was the total length of the board, in meters, before it was cut

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Question 876067: A board is cut into two pieces. One piece has a length of 68 meters. If the othe piece has a length of w meters,what was the total length of the board, in meters, before it was cut?
Answer by harpazo(655)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

One piece is 68 meters.
The other piece is w meters.
Total length before it was cut is
(68 + w) meters.

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