A plumber has a 36-in pipe he must cut it into two pieces so that one piece is 14 inches longer than the other how long is each

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Bezzdna [24]

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A plumber has a 36-in pipe he must cut it into two pieces so that one piece is 14 inches longer than the other how long is each

piece ?

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ioda · Answer 1 · 2022-04-15T16:14:27+03:00

ioda3 years ago

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The longest piece is 25 inches and the shortest piece is 11 inches.

(36/2) - (14/2) = shortest piece
18 - 7 = 11 (shortest piece)

36 - 11 = 25 (longest piece)

25 - 11 = 14 inches difference between the pieces