Question

Samuel has a board that is 44 inches long. He wants to cut it into two pieces so that one piece is 6 inches longer than the other. Which of the equations below could be used to find the length of the shorter piece, s?

Check ALL that apply.


2s = 50
s + s + 6 = 44
s + s = 44 + 6
2s = 38
2s + 6 = 44
s + 6 = 44

Answer 1

s + s + 6 = 44

2s = 38

2s + 6 = 44

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Length of the board = 44inches

Unknown:

equation to find the shorter piece s = ?

Solution:

let the longer piece = L

Shorter piece = s

s + L = 44 ---- i

Now,

L = s + 6 ----- ii

put L = s + 6 into i;

s + s + 6 = 44

2s + 6 = 44

2s = 44 - 6

2s = 38