SOLUTION: A 17-ft pipe is cut into two pieces. The shorter piece is 8 ft shorter that the longer piece. What is the length of the longer piece?

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Question 318502: A 17-ft pipe is cut into two pieces. The shorter piece is 8 ft shorter that the longer piece. What is the length of the longer piece?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A 17-ft pipe is cut into two pieces. The shorter piece is 8 ft shorter that the longer piece. What is the length of the longer piece?
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Let length of the longer piece be "x" ft.
Then length of the shorter piece is "x-8" ft.
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Equation:
Solve for "x":
x + x-8 = 17
2x = 25
x = 12.5 ft. (length of the longer piece)
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Cheers,
Stan H.