Question 1098379: A rope 75 feet long is cut into two pieces where one is 11 feet longer than the other.Find their lengths. Found 3 solutions by wilft1, Alan3354, josgarithmetic:Answer by wilft1(217) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! your equation will be x + 11 + x = 75
x + 11 + x = 75
- 11 - 11
x + x = 64
combine like terms
2x = 64
divide both sides by 2
x = 32
your short rope is 32 feet
add 11 to the other rope to get 43
check your work, 32 + 43 = 75
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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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x + y = 75
x - y = 11
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