SOLUTION: a cast iron rod is 30 metres long.it has to be cut in two pieces such that the one piece is 8 meters longer than the other.suppose the longer piece is p meters.how long in terms of

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Question 1112503: a cast iron rod is 30 metres long.it has to be cut in two pieces such that the one piece is 8 meters longer than the other.suppose the longer piece is p meters.how long in terms of p should the shprter piece be?

Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, Alan3354:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The shorter piece is +8+ m shorter than
the longer piece
+p+ m = the length of the longer piece
+p+-+8+ = the length of the shorter piece
( I'm not sure if this is what they want )
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+p+%2B+p+-+8+=+30+
+2p+=+38+
+p+=+19+
and
+p+-+8+=+11+
The lengths are 11 and 19
+11+%2B+19+=+30+

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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one piece is 8 meters longer than the other.suppose the longer piece is p meters.how long in terms of p should the shprter piece be?
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p-8
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I had to work hard on that one.