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A piece of yarn 29 inches long is cut into two parts. If one of the resulting pieces is m inches long, represent the length of the other piece.

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For this case we have the following equation:
 piece 1 + piece 2 = 29
 Substituting the value of:
 piece 2 = m
 we have:
 piece 1 + m = 29
 Clearing we have:
 piece 1 = 29 - m
 Answer:
 The length of the other piece is:
 29-m