SOLUTION: you cut x feet from a 10 foot rope, leaving y feet of remaining rope. What is the equation relating x and y

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Question 1097384: you cut x feet from a 10 foot rope, leaving y feet of remaining rope. What is the equation relating x and y
Answer by ikleyn(52794) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + y = 10.