A 24 foot long piece of string was cut into two pieces one piece is 16 feet shorter than the other find the length of each piece
Really?
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
The short piece is 4
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