Answer:
small piece = 28 inches
large piece = 56 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
The carpenter has one piece of wood 84 inches long. He wants to cut that piece of wood into two pieces. One piece will be 2 times as long as the other. Let's let x = the small piece of wood
2x + x = 84
In this equation, the longer piece is 2 times the shorter piece and the shorter piece is added, which equals 84 inches. Lets solve:
2x + x = 84
3x = 84
3x/3 = 84/3
x = 28
This means that the shorter piece is 28 inches. To find the longer piece, multiply 28 by 2 because the longer piece is twice the shorter piece. Therefore the longer piece is
28 × 2 = 56
Finally, we figured out that the short piece is 28 inches and the longer piece is 56 inches
We can double check this by doing 56 + 28 and making sure it equals 84
