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A 24 foot board is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is 24 less than double the other piece. How many feet long is the bigger piece?
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A 24 foot board is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is 24 less than double the other piece. How many feet long is the bigger piece?
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Question 450846: How do you set up the problem:
A 24 foot board is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is 24 less than double the other piece. How many feet long is the bigger piece? Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
Presuming that "One piece is 24 less than double the other piece" ACTUALLY means "One piece is 24 INCHES less than double the other piece" proceed as follows:
Remembering that 24 inches is actually 2 feet, let represent the measure in feet of one of the pieces and then is the measure, in feet, of the other piece. Then:
Solve for and then calculate .
John
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