Question

25. Jan is fixing her fence. She has an 84-inch board that needs to be cut into two pieces. One piece of the board must be 8 inches longer than the other. What must be the length of the shorter piece?

A. 38 inches
B. 40 inches
C. 42 inches
D. 46 inches

Answer 1

length of shorter piece = 38 inch

Explanation:

8 inch longer than the other = 84 - 8 = 76

2 pieces = 76 ÷ 2 = 38

shorter piece = 38 inch

longer piece = 38 + 8 = 46 inch