SOLUTION: a 10-ft. board is cut into 2 pieces so that one piece is 6ft longer than 3 times the shorter piece. If the shorter piece is x feet long, find the lengths of both pieces.
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Question 353666: a 10-ft. board is cut into 2 pieces so that one piece is 6ft longer than 3 times the shorter piece. If the shorter piece is x feet long, find the lengths of both pieces.
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sorry I missed the 6.
X+3X+6=10
4X=10-6
X=4/4
X=1 FEET FOR THE SHORT PIECE.
3*1+6=3+6=9 FEET IS THE LONG PIECE.
PROOF:
1+9=10
10=10
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