SOLUTION: Brody is cutting a long piece of rope in the garage with his dad which is 42 inches long. His dad ask him to cut the rope such that one piece is 6 inches more than twice the shorte

Question 1095060: Brody is cutting a long piece of rope in the garage with his dad which is 42 inches long. His dad ask him to cut the rope such that one piece is 6 inches more than twice the shorter piece. How long are the two pieces ?
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Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let n be the short piece, and 2n+6 be the longer. Then:
n+2n=42
Solve for n
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Answer by MathTherapy(10556) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Brody is cutting a long piece of rope in the garage with his dad which is 42 inches long. His dad ask him to cut the rope such that one piece is 6 inches more than twice the shorter piece. How long are the two pieces ?

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