Problema Solution
A 25 inch sub-sandwich is cut into two pieces so that one piece is 4 inches more than twice the length of the other. How long is each piece?
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let 'x' and 'y' represent the length of each piece of the sandwich
A 25 inch sub-sandwich is cut into two pieces so that one piece is 4 inches more than twice the length of the other:
x + y = 25
x = 4 + 2y
by solving the above system of equations we find:
x = 18 in
y = 7 in
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the length of the two pieces are 18 inches and 7 inches.