document.write( "Question 261079: the carpenter saws a board into two pieces. he wants one piece to be one foot longer than twice the length of the shorter piece. find the length of each piece. the board is 22 ft. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #192352 by jojo14344(1513)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "Let 1st board = \"X\"
\n" ); document.write( "2nd board = \"Y\", make this the shorter piece\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We know, \"X%2BY=22ft\", condt'n. 1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, \"X=2Y%2B1ft\", condt'n. 2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substitute condt'n. 2 in 1: \"red%282Y%2B1%29%2BY=22\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2Y%2BY=22-1\" ---> \"3Y=21\" ----> \"cross%283%29Y%2Fcross%283%29=cross%2821%297%2Fcross%283%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"red%28Y=7ft%29\", length shorter piece.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In condt'n 2: \"X=2%287ft%29%2B1=14%2B1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"red%28X=15ft%29\", longer piece\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "CHeck via dont'n 1:
\n" ); document.write( "\"15%2B7=22ft\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"22ft=22ft\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thank you,
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