pipe into two pieces. One piece has a lengt 39 meters. If the other piece has a length of w meters, what was the total length of the pipe before it was cut?

Question

Answer if you would be so kind please!

Answer 1

If I cut a pipe x meters long into 2 pieces and one was 8m and the other was 2m, 

what is the length of the original pipe? The two pieces must add to the original length so:

x = 8 + 2

x = 10m

 

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We have a piece of 39m and a piece of w meters... They add to the original length.

 

L = (39 + w) meters