Homework Help: math

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 11:30pm.

wire is cut into 2 pieces with one
piece 14 feet shorter than other.The wire was 66 feet before cut,how long is the the shortest lenght of wire,shoe steps to solve

math - PsyDAG, Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 11:15am
Let x = shortest length, then x+14 = longer length.

x + x + 14 = 66

Solve for x.
math - Anonymous, Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 11:25pm
x=40,x=26

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