SOLUTION: A 40-foot board is cut into two pieces so that the second piece is 4 feet longer than 5 times the first piece. Find the length of each piece.
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Question 1131936: A 40-foot board is cut into two pieces so that the second piece is 4 feet longer than 5 times the first piece. Find the length of each piece. Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 5x + 4 + x = 40
6x = 36
x = 6 this is the length of the short piece
The longer piece, the problem tells us, is:
5(6)+4 = 34 feet long
