A 73 meters long stick is cut into two pieces. The longer piece is 16 meters longer than twice the length of the shorter piece.

Question

4 years ago

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How long is each piece?

2 answers:

MrMuchimi · Answer 1 · 2021-12-10T16:05:44+03:00

Answer:

The longer piece: 54m

The shorter piece: 19m

Step-by-step explanation:

Make an equation from what is said.

One of the pieces is 'x'

The other piece is 2x+16

x + (2x + 16) = 73m

solve for x

x = 19

plug it in

2*19 + 16

you get 54

so 54 is the longer piece

and 19 is the shorter piece (x was the shorter piece)

Hope this helped :)

Nadusha1986 [10] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-10T18:23:52+03:00

Nadusha1986 [10]4 years ago

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Answer:

:54, 19

Step-by-step explanation: