Question

A 25

foot long board is cut into two parts. The longer part is one foot more than twice the shorter part. How long is each part?

Answer 1

The length of one part is 8 feet and the longer part is 17 feet.

Explanation:

While the longer part is 1 foot more than twice the shorter part which means that l2=2x+1 l 2 = 2 x + 1

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