document.write( "Question 116826: 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 length of each piece be? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #84937 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Call one peice $\"x\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The other peice must be $\"x+%2B+10\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+%2B+x+%2B+10+=+98\"$ in
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x+=+88\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+44\"$ in
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+%2B+10+=+54\"$ in
\n" ); document.write( "The peices are 44 in and 54 in
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\n" ); document.write( "Does 44 + 54 = 98? Yes
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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