Question

Ted has two boards. The length of the second board is five inches more than two times the length of the first board. The total length of the two boards is 65 inches. How many inches long is the first board? ​

Answer 1

30 inches

Explanation:

haven't learnt this but from the question the first board is 5 inches more then the second and the both is 65 inches so if the first is 30 the second is 35 its 65. pls correct me if wrong

Answer 2

Twenty inches

Twenty times two is forty and forty plus five is forty five add those together and you get sixty five inches