SOLUTION: A 16-foot board is to be cut into 4 pieces. Three of the pieces will be the same length, and one piece will be 4 feet longer than the other three.
Which equation could be used t
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Question 609518: A 16-foot board is to be cut into 4 pieces. Three of the pieces will be the same length, and one piece will be 4 feet longer than the other three.
Which equation could be used to solve for the lengths?
x + x + x + 4x = 16
x + x + x + x - 4 = 16
x + x + x + x = 16 + 4
x + x + x + x + 4 = 16
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the last one.
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