For their homecoming​ parade, the students of​ U-Math have created a colorful​ banner, 44 meters in​ length, that is made of two pieces of parachute material. The short piece is 20 meters shorter than the long piece. Find the length of each piece.

2 answers

x + x-20 = 44
Long piece = X meters.
Short piece = x-20 meters.

x + (x-20) = 44.
X =
x-20 =