A rope which is 50 m long is cut into two parts such that one part is 6 m longer than the other. How long is each part? Let: x be the one part of the rope y be the other part of the rope
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Let x = the shorter piece
The longer piece = 2x + 2
The two piece added together = 50 ft
x + 2x + 2 = 50
3x + 2 = 50
3x = 48
x = 16
2x + 2
2(16) + 2
32 + 2 = 34
The longer piece is 34 ft