Problema Solution
a carpenter used 37 ft. of molding in 3 pieces to trim a garage door.If
the long piece was left 1 foot longer than twice he length of each shorter piece,how long was each piece?
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The long piece is 19 ft long while the short pieces are 9ft each.
x:length of the short pieces
y:length of the long piece
y+2x=37ft
y=2x+1
2x+1+2x=37
4x=36
x=9ft