SOLUTION: a 16 yard fishing line is cut ino two pieces. express the longer piece in terms of the shorter
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Question 100007: a 16 yard fishing line is cut ino two pieces. express the longer piece in terms of the shorter
Answer by Nate(3500) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The longer piece is the smaller piece from the whole.
l = 16 - s
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