Question

an electrician cuts a 22-ft piece of wire into 2 pieces. one piece is 18 ft shorter than the other piece . how long was each piece?

Answer 1

4 and 18 ft

Answer 2

x- 18

2x - 18 = 22

x = 20 --> 1st

x- 18 ---> 2nd

Answer 3

x- 18
2x - 18 = 22
x = 20 --> 1st
x- 18 = 2 ---> 2nd

Answer 4

do the steps like what I did last time..
let x=longer wire,x-18=shorter wire
equate them to 22
22=x-18+x
40=2x
20=x------>longer wire

+x-18
20-18
2----->shorter wire