Question

An electrician cuts a 30 ft piece of wire into 2 pieces. One piece is 2ft longer than the other. How long are the pieces?

Answer 1

Answer:

  piece1:   14 feet

  piece2:  16 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

piece1:   x

piece2:  x + 2

x + x + 2 = 30

2x + 2 = 30

2x = 28

x = 14

piece1:   x = 14

piece2:  x + 2 = 14 + 2 = 16

Answer 2

Length of short piece = x
Length of longer piece = x + 2
Given x + x + 2 = 30, 2x = 28, x=14
Pieces are 14ft and 16ft long