document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1108795>Question 1108795</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cast-iron rod is 30 metres long. It has to be cut in two pieces such that the one piece is 8 metres longer than the other. Suppose the longer piece is p metres. How long, in terms of p, should the shorter piece be ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[1] (8 &#8722; p) metres<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[2] (8 + p) metres<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[3] (p &#8722; 4) metres<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[4] (p &#8722; 8) metres </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "p-8 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Option 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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