1. A piece of wire that is 28 inches long is cut into two pieces, each of which is then bent into the shape of a square. The larger square has side lengths that are three inches longer than the smaller square. (a) If x is the side length of the smaller square and y is the side length of the larger square, write a system of equations that models this scenario.
(b) Solve the system of equations and determine the lengths of the two pieces of wire.

Points a and b are to be mapped onto a number line according to two equations the solution to the equation 2/3 a equals -24 is the coordinate of point a. solution to the equation 20 equals negative b / 0.2 is the coordinate of point b. (a)solve the first equation to find the coordinate of point a show your work (b)be solved the second equation to find the coordinate of point b show your work (c)determine the distance between the points a and b explained