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Dan has a board that is 54 inches 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?

30 inches

24 inches

20 inches

26 inches

The answer is option b) 24 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the longer one is 6 inches longer than the short one

x will represent the short one

x + 6 will represent the long one

x + (x + 6) = 54

x + x + 6 = 54

2x = 54 - 6

2x = 48

x = 48/2

x = 24 inches which means the short one is 24 inches

The longer one is = 24 + 6 = 30 inches

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