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garri49 [273]
3 years ago
7

Susie has a ribbon that is 44 inches long. She wants to cut it in two pieces so that once piece is 6 inches longer than the othe

r. Write an equation and solve it to find how long the shorter piece will be.
Mathematics
1 answer:
gavmur [86]3 years ago
6 0
44=p+p+6
1. 44=2p+6 combine like terms
2.38=2p subtract 6 from both sides
3. 19=p
4. the longer piece is 19+6=25 so 25inches
the other piece is 19 inches
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