Solve the problem.A 9-ft. board is cut into 2 pieces so that one piece is 5 feet longer than 3 times the shorter piece. If the shorter piece is x feet long, find the lengths of both pieces.
A. shorter piece: 15 ft; longer piece: 32 ft.
B. shorter piece: 1 ft.; longer piece: 8 ft.
C. shorter piece: 4.5 ft; longer piece: 27 ft.
D. shorter piece: 22 ft; longer piece: 27 ft.
Answer: B
Mathematics
You might also like to view...
Perform the division.(15x2 - 29x - 14) ÷ (3x - 7)
A. 15x + 2 B. 5x + 2 C. 2x + 1 D. x + 2
Mathematics
Write the number using digits.one hundred million, six thousand
A. 1,600,000 B. 1006 C. 106,000,000 D. 100,006,000
Mathematics
Use a calculator to estimate the limit.
A. ? B. -? C. 0 D. does not exist
Mathematics
Solve the equation.11x = -10 + 10x
A. {10} B. {-10} C. {0} D. {-9}
Mathematics