A 12-foot board is divided into two pieces so one piece is twice as long as the other. What are the lengths?
1 Answer
Aug 28, 2017
Shorter piece:
Longer piece:
Explanation:
The two pieces are such that one piece is twice as long as the other.
So if the length of the shorter piece is
Then, the total length is
If we solve the equation
So the length of the longer piece is