Answer:
Shorter piece= 4 ft, longer piece= 13 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
If shorter piece is x
Longer pc is 2x + 5
Together they make 17 feet
So x + 2x + 5 = 17
3 x + 5 = 17
3x = 17 - 5 = 12
3x = 12
X = 12/ 3 = 4
So shorter pc is 4 feet
Longer pc is 2 x + 5
= (2 x 4) + 5
= 8 + 5 = 13
If she gets 3% of what she sells you multiply the decimal form of the percent by the amount she has made:
50*.03=1.5
So she make $1.50 for every $50 of sales, so you multiply the amount she made by her commission each day by the number of days she worked:
1.5*30=45
She earned a total of $45<span />
