Susie has a ribbon that is 44 inches long. She wants to cut it in two pieces so that once piece is 6 inches longer than the other. Write an equation and solve it to find how long the shorter piece will be.
44=p+p+6 1. 44=2p+6 combine like terms 2.38=2p subtract 6 from both sides 3. 19=p 4. the longer piece is 19+6=25 so 25inches the other piece is 19 inches
