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document.write( "Let x be the length of one piece.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the length of the other piece is  96-x  inches.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The equation for the difference of the lengths is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    (96-x) - x = 12 inches.\r\n" );
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