A wooden board 100 centimeters long is cut into two pieces. One piece is 16 centimeters longer than the other. What are the lengths of the two pieces

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Jaelyn Lam

Mathematics

2 June, 12:24

A wooden board 100 centimeters long is cut into two pieces. One piece is 16 centimeters longer than the other. What are the lengths of the two pieces

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Dominik Brennan · Answer 1

100=x+y

x is 16 more than y

x=16+y

sub 16+y for x

100=16+y+y

100=16+2y

minu s16

84=2y

divide both sides by 2

42=y

sub back

x=16+y

x=16+42

x=58

the legnths are 42 cm and 58 cm