document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1018823>Question 1018823</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A carpenter has a board that is 15 ft long. He needs to cut it into pieces so that one piece is 3 ft shorter than the other piece. Find the length of each piece.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #634836 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=634836\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> longer piece is x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "shorter piece is x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "they add to 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+(x-3)=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-3=6 ft. </SPAN>\n" );
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