a 24 feet piece of rope was cut into two piece's pieces. one was 16 feet shorter than the other, what is the length of both pieces?
Mathematics · Middle School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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The long piece is X
The other piece is X – 16
Add the two pieces together to get the original 24 foot long string
X + ( X – 16 ) = 24
X + X – 16 = 24
2X = 40
X = 20
The long piece is 20
The other piece is
20 – 16 =4
The short piece is 4