SOLUTION: a 36 cm piece of wire is to be cut into two pieces. one of the pieces is to be 10cm longer than the other piece. find the lenght of the piece.
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Question 219392: a 36 cm piece of wire is to be cut into two pieces. one of the pieces is to be 10cm longer than the other piece. find the lenght of the piece.
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+x+10=36
2x=26
x=13cm
x+10=23cm
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