Question

I cut along piece of wood into 50cm pieces I manage to cut w, pieces of wood and there is 20cm left over . How long was the wood to start with

Answer 1

wood length = 50w +20

Explanation:

Given

Length of Pieces = 50cm

Number of Pieces = w

Left over = 20cm

Required

Determine the length of the wood

Start by multiplying the number of pieces by the length of each pieces

Result = length * number

Result = 50 * w

Result = 50w

Lastly, add the leftover to get the actual length of the wood

Woodlengrh = result + leftover

Substitute 50w for Result and 20 for Leftover

woodlength = 50w + 20

Hence, the length of the wood is 50w + 20

Answer 2

50w+20 (cm)

Explanation:

There would be w pieces of 50cm wood pieces and one 20cm wood piece.