SOLUTION: a rope 75 feet long is cut into two pieces where one is 11 feet longer than the other,find their lengths.

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Question 905800: a rope 75 feet long is cut into two pieces where one is 11 feet longer than the other,find their lengths.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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L%5B1%5D%2BL%5B2%5D=75
L%5B2%5D=L%5B1%5D%2B11
Substituting,
L%5B1%5D%2BL%5B1%5D%2B11=75
2L%5B1%5D=64
L%5B1%5D=32ft
Then,
L%5B2%5D=32%2B11
L%5B2%5D=43ft