Help with setting up a word problem. | Mathematics | Page 1

steady relicBOT Sep 19, 2023, 2:09 PM

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chrome marten Sep 19, 2023, 2:10 PM

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We would need the full problem

timid cliff Sep 19, 2023, 2:10 PM

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originally i set it up as 37=5+3x but im not getting the right answer but maybe im just missing something?

umbral lion Sep 19, 2023, 2:16 PM

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I think you want to have two equations; let A be the length of the first (shorter) rope piece and B be the length of the second (longer) rope piece. Then you know that A and B satisfy two equations from the problem

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these two equations should help you determine A and B

timid cliff Sep 19, 2023, 2:19 PM

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aah ok

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i think i figured it out, thank you!

#Help with setting up a word problem.