Question

an electron cuts a 12 ft piece of into two pieces. one piece is 7 ft longer than the other how long are the pieces?

Answer 1

what is 7+5?

Answer 2

let the short piece be x
longer piece is x+7

x + x+7 = 12
2x = 5
x = 2.5

short piece is 2.5
longer piece is 9.5