Question

David has a hose that is 27 ft long. He wants to cut it into two pieces so that the longer piece is 3 ft more than 2 times the length of the shorter piece.



How long will each piece of hose be?



Shorter piece: ft

Longer piece: ft

Answer 1

You should make a formula

Answer 2

Let's say x is the length of the shorter piece. Since the rope is 27 ft long, I will set the equation equal to 27.
It will look like this...
short piece + long piece= 27
the long piece is 3 ft more than two times the short piece (2x+3)
So all together I have...
x+(2x+3)=27

Answer 3

Is it

Shorter: 12ft

Longer: 15ft

Answer 4

lol it would not let me post so i was like typing forever

Answer 5

it look like

Answer 6

Add like terms
3x+3=27
Solve for x
3x=24
X=8
The shorter piece is 8
The long piece is 2(8)+3 which is 19
short= 8 long=19
Since 19+8=27 I think my answer is correct

Answer 7

oh ya it was right

Answer 8

sorry here is a medal

Answer 9

:D

Answer 10

thank you @Littlebird