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3 September, 16:15

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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  1. 3 September, 18:25
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    What you do it take the 26 and divide it by 2, then you end up with two 13 inch poles. Then on one side you subtract 8 (This is because you want the other pole to be 8 inches longer then the other pole piece.) and you get 5 inches. That is the length of the shorter piece.
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