Question

she has 18 m of ribbon. she wants to cut into two pieces such that the length of one piece is 4m longer than the other. find the length of other.

Answer 1

total length=18 m
let the first piece=x m
second piece=x+4 m
x+x+4=18
2x=14
x=7 m
length of first piece=7 m
length of second piece=x+4=7+4=11 m

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

total length=18 m

let the first piece=x m

second piece=x+4 m

x+x+4=18

2x=14

x=7 m

length of first piece=7 m

length of second piece=x+4=7+4=11 m