Business Mathematics Brief 12th Edition by Stanley Salzman ,Gary Clendenen, Charles Miller

Exercise 80

Solve the following application problems. Steps 1 - 7 are repeated here for your convenience-use them.
Solving Applied Problems
Step 1 Read the problem carefully. A sketch may help.
Step 2 Identify the unknown and choose a variable to represent it. If possible, write any other unknowns in terms of the same variable.
Step 3 Translate the problem into an equation.
Step 4 Solve the equation.
Step 5 Answer the question(s) asked in the problem.
Step 6 Check your solution using the original words of the problem.
Step 7 Be sure your answer is reasonable.
MATERIAL Karen Cherie has a piece of fabric that is 106 inches long. She wishes to cut it into two pieces so that one piece is 12 inches longer than the other. What should be the length of each piece?_____