if one peice of a yardstick is 8 inches longer than the other how long is each? i need work shown step by step

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if  one peice of a yardstick is 8 inches longer than the other how long is each? i need work shown step by step

anonymous · Answer

a yardstick is 36 inches long
if you have a piece that is 8 inches long, the other piece is 36-8 inches long, or 28 inches long

anonymous · Answer

x+8=36
x+8-8=36-8
x=28

anonymous · Answer

I think he misread the problem.
Let one pice be 8 inches long.  Then the other piece is x+8 inches long.
And when you put them together... you know how long it should be total.
Can you set up the equation now?

anonymous · Answer

yes i did read it wrong, i thought it said one piece was 8 inches.

anonymous · Answer

So it would be.
x+(x+8)=36
2x+8=36
2x=28
x=14
so one piece is 14 in and the other is 22in

anonymous · Answer

yep