SOLUTION: Yuri has a board that is 98 inches long. He wishes to cut the board into two pieces so that one piece will be 10 inches longer than the other. What should the length of each piece

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Question 112637: Yuri has a board that is 98 inches long. He wishes to cut the board into two pieces so that one piece will be 10 inches longer than the other. What should the length of each piece be?
Please explain, I do not even know where to start!
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x="one piece", so x+10="other piece"

x+x+10=98