Question

A carpenter wants to cut a 45 inch board into two pieces such that the longer piece will be 7 inches longer than the shorter how long should each piece be

Answer 1

• 19 in and 26 in

Explanation:

Let the length of the shorter piece be x

Then the longer piece is x + 7

• x + x + 7 = 45
• 2x = 45 - 7
• 2x = 38
• x = 19

Short piece = 19 in

Long piece = 26 in