Question

A 12 feet piece of wood is to be cut into two pieces. One piece must be 8 feet longer than the other. Find the length of each piece​

Answer 1

2 and 10

Explanation:

In order to solve these types of problems, you should first subtract the difference of the two pieces. You get 4. Divide by 2 (two pieces) and there are 2 and 2. Add the 8 back to one of them, and you get 10 ad 2.

Answer 2

If the total is 12 feet and one pieces needs to be 8 feet longer. One piece is 10 and the other 2