document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=21317>Question 21317</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> yuri has a board that is 98 inches long. he wishes to cut the board into two pieces so that one piece will be 10 inches longer than the other. what should the length of each piece be?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #11722 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=11722\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let one of the pieces by \"x\" inches long.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the other must be \"x+10\" long.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " one piece + the other is 98inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    x + x+10 = 98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      2x = 88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       x = 44 inches (length of shorter piece)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   x + 10 = 54 inches (length of longer piece)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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