SOLUTION: The carpenter saws a board into two pieces. He wants one piece to be 3 feet longer than twice the length of the shorter piece. Find the length of each piece when a = 30.

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Question 393663: The carpenter saws a board into two pieces. He wants one piece to be 3 feet longer than twice the length of the shorter piece. Find the length of each piece when a = 30.
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The carpenter saws a board into two pieces. He wants one piece to be 3 feet longer than twice the length of the shorter piece. Find the length of each piece when a = 30.
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let the shorter piece be x
the larger piece = 2x+3
x+2x+3=30
3x+3=30
-3
3x=27
x= 9
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one piece = 9 other 21 feet
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