Problema Solution
A 40 -in . board is to be cut into two pieces so that one piece is 8 in . shorter than the other . Find the length of each piece .
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Let 'x' inches be the length of the shorter piece. Then the length of the other piece is
'(x + 8)' inches. Together they make '(x + x + 8)' inches, therefore,
x + x + 8 = 40
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x = 16 in
The shoter piece is 16 inches long.
16 + 8 = 24 in
The longer piece is 24 inches long.