SOLUTION: A 10-foot-long board is cut into two pieces.The first piece is 2 feet longer than the second piece.Whay is the length of the longer piece?

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Question 731562: A 10-foot-long board is cut into two pieces.The first piece is 2 feet longer than the second piece.Whay is the length of the longer piece?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the shorter piece = +d+ ft
The longer piece = +d+%2B+2+ ft
given:
+d+%2B+d+%2B+2+=+10+
+2d+=+8+
+d+=+4+
+d+%2B+2+=+6+
The longer piece is 6 ft long