This is Translating Problems into Equations:

(a) Ms. Dixon had a 25ft ribbon that was cut into two peices.
(b) One piece is 6ft longer than the other.

Ms. Dixon -->
Ribbon/Pieces -->
Equation -->

If the shorter piece is x, then the longer is x+6

x + x+6 = 25
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Thanks so much!!!!!! That was the only problem I had trouble on.

To solve this problem, we need to translate the given information into equations.

(a) Ms. Dixon had a 25ft ribbon that was cut into two pieces.

Let's represent the length of the first piece as "x" and the length of the second piece as "y."

The total length of the ribbon is 25 feet, so we can write the equation:

x + y = 25

(b) One piece is 6ft longer than the other.

This means that the length of the second piece (y) is 6 feet longer than the length of the first piece (x). So we can write another equation:

y = x + 6

Now we have a system of two equations:

x + y = 25
y = x + 6

To find the lengths of the two pieces, we can solve the system of equations using substitution or elimination.