Question

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

Choose the two equations that will create our system of equations for this story problem.

A. x + y = 27
B. y = 3y - 2
C. x - y = 27
D. y = 3 + 2y

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation: Becaus you can see the way hes cutting it