document.write( "Question 1186516: A piece of iron rod costs P60. If the rod was 2 meter shorter and each meter costs P1 more, the cost would remain unchanged. What is the length of the rod? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "             PRICE           LENGTH           COST\r\n" );
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document.write( "               60/x            x              60\r\n" );
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document.write( "               60/(x-2)        x-2            60\r\n" );
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document.write( "Difference         1\r\n" );
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