SOLUTION: A 12-foot board is cut into two pieces of different lengths. Express the length of the longer piece in terms of the shorter piece.

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Question 177849: A 12-foot board is cut into two pieces of different lengths. Express the length of the longer piece in terms of the shorter piece.
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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lets call the shorter piece x and the longer piece y
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x+y=12....
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so the length of the longer piece in terms of the shorter would be:
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y=12-x
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so the shorter piece is x and the longer is 12-x.