an electrican cuts 22 ft piece of wire into two pieces. one pieces is 6 ft longer that the other. how long are the pieces?

Question

what is the length of the shorter piece?

 

what is the length of the longer piece

Answer 1

L = length of short piece

L + 6 = length of long piece

L + (L + 6) = 22

2L + 6 = 22

L = (22 - 6)/2 = ?

You should be able to finish from here.