Question 237181: a 300 cm string is cut into tow pieces so that the second piece is 14 less thatn the first. How long is eac piece Found 2 solutions by rfer, stanbon:Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A 300 cm string is cut into two pieces so that the second piece is 14 less than the first. How long is each piece.
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Let the longer piece have length "x" cm
Then the shorter piece is "x-14" cm
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Equation:
x + x-14 = 300
2x = 314
x = 157 cm (the longer piece)
x-14 = 143 cm (the shorter piece
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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