Steven cuts a 25-foot board into 2 pieces. One piece is 4 feet more than 2 times the length of the second piece. What is the length of the second, shorter, piece of the board?

Question

could someone please help? i have been on this question for 6 minutes and for some reason I just cant figure it out!

Answer 1

x = length of second shorter piece

2x + 4 = length of one piece

two pieces together total 25 feet

x + 2x + 4 = 25

3x = 21

x = 7