Problema Solution
A 79-cm board is cut into two pieces. If one piece is 41-cm shorter than the other, how long are the two pieces?
Answer provided by our tutors
let 'x' represent the length of the shorter board in cm, then 'x+41' represents the length of the longer board
79 = x + x+41
38 = 2x
x = 19
19+41 = 60
the pieces are 19 cm and 60 cm in length