Ken has a pole that is 26 inches long. He wishes to cut it into two pieces so that one piece will be 8 inches longer than the other. How long must the shorter piece be?

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anonymous · Answer

Alright, II may have gotten the answer but just to clear things up is there some sort of formula you need to use?

anonymous · Answer

@ballislife7

anonymous · Answer

no is basically an e2020 algebra 1 question @Gerald_R9

anonymous · Answer

Alrighty well lets begin, Ken wants to cut the pole into two pieces. If you were to cut it exactly in the middle how many inches would both sides be?