A carpenter had two pieces of lumber that totaled 55 feet in length. The shorter piece was 12 feet
shorter than the longer piece. Which equation can be used to find the length of the longer piece, x?*
X +12 +x = 55

x- 12 = 55
X - 12 + x = 55
X - 12 - x = 55

The equation to find the length of the longer piece is

x- 12 = 55

Step-by-step explanation:

A carpenter had two pieces of lumber that totaled in length = 55 feetThe shorter piece than the longer piece has length of which is = 12 feetThe longer piece is denoted as= xFind x = ?The equation can be formed to find the value of x as,Longer piece (x) ₋ shorter piece (12) = total length (55)Therefore, x ₋ 12 = 55the above equation states thatif you subtract the shorter piece from the total length of the you will get the length of the longer piece.therefore, if you shift the value of shorter length on the right hand side, you can find the value of xso, x= 55 ₋ 12value of x = 43therefore, the length of the longer piece is 43 feet long.