Question

14 inch board cut into 2 section, one is 4 inch longer than the other. What is the length of the shortest side

Answer 1

5 inches

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Let the shorter section be s.

Then the longer section is s + 4 and sum of the two sections is 14 inch.

Set up an equation and solve for s:

• s + s + 4 = 14
• 2s + 4 = 14
• 2s = 10
• s = 5