Question

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the mayor cuts a 70 ft ribbon into two pieces so

that the length of one piece is 14 ft shorter than the other. Find the length of
each piece.
The length of shorter piece is
The length of longer piece is

Answer 1

Shorter piece if 21 inches and the longer piece is 49 inches long

Explanation:

If you split 70 in half its 35 but if you add 14 to one of the 35 you get 49 and 70-49 equals 21.