SOLUTION: PLEASE HELP I AM A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED THANK YOU Yuri has a board that is 98 in. long. He wishes to cut the board into two pieces so that one piece will be 10 in. longer than th

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Question 87443: PLEASE HELP I AM A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED THANK YOU
Yuri has a board that is 98 in. long. He wishes to cut the board into two pieces so that one piece will be 10 in. longer than the other. What should the length of each piece be?
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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if x equals one piece then x+10 (10 inches longer) equals the other piece ... the two pieces together are 98 inches

x+(x+10)=98 ... 2x+10=98 ... 2x=88 ... x=44 ... x+10=54 ... 44+54=98