document.write( "Question 73050: Yuri has a board that is 98 in. long.He wishes to cut the board into two pieces so that one piece will be 10 in. longer that the other. What should the legth of each piece be? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #52325 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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The sum of the 2 pieces will be 98 in. so it will look like
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=98\"
\n" ); document.write( "And since the 2nd piece is 10 in longer
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=10%2Bx\"Substitute this into \"x%2By=98\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B%2810%2Bx%29=98\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B10=98\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=88\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=44\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=22\"
\n" ); document.write( "So the shorter piece is 44 inches, use this info to find the longer piece
\n" ); document.write( "\"44%2By=98\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=54\"
\n" ); document.write( "So the two pieces are 44 in. and 54 in.
\n" ); document.write( "Check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"44%2B54=98\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"44%2B10=54\" Works
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