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8. Kayla's kite string was too long so her dad cut off 10 inches. Now the string is 40 inches long. How long was it at first?
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8. Kayla's kite string was too long so her dad cut off 10 inches. Now the string is 40 inches

long. How long was it at first?

User Danny Frencham
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It was originally 50 inches long.

Let’s call the original length L
L - 10 = 40
Add 10 to both sides of the equation
L = 50
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