Dan has a board that is 54 in long he wishes to cut it into two pieces so that one piece will be 6 inches longer than the other how long should the shorter piece be

Answer 1

s+L = 54 in

L=s+6

s+s+6 = 54

2s = 54-6= 48

s = 48/2 =24 inches for smaller piece

L = 54-24 = 30 inches for the Longer piece