SOLUTION: a 48 cm wire is so be cut into two pieces. one piece must be 10 cm longer than the shorter piece. how long should each piece be? How do I write the equation for that, then solve

Question 946164: a 48 cm wire is so be cut into two pieces. one piece must be 10 cm longer than the shorter piece. how long should each piece be?
How do I write the equation for that, then solve it?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First name the variables.
-shorter piece
-longer piece
Write down what you know in algebraic language.
1.
2.
Now solve.
Substitute eq. 2 into eq. 1,

Now solve for .
Once you have go back to eq. 2 and solve for .
Repost if you get stuck.

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