SOLUTION: a 100-m rope is cut into 2 pieces.one is 16m greater than the other.find the lenght of eah piece
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Question 411676: a 100-m rope is cut into 2 pieces.one is 16m greater than the other.find the lenght of eah piece
Answer by emargo19(101) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let one piece of the rope be X
Let the other piece of the rope be x+16
Equation is :
Piece 1 + Piece 2 = 100
x + (x+16) = 100
2x = 100-16
2x= 84
x= 42
Piece 1(x)= 42 m.
Piece 2 (x+16)= 42+16=58 m.
check :
42+ 58 = 100
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