A 12 -foot piece of string is cut into two pieces so that the longer piece is 3 feet longer than twice the shorter piece. Find

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the lengths of both pieces.

2 answers:

Kobotan [32] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-18T14:37:06+03:00

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The answer would be 9 feet and 3 feet.
We know that because 3(2)+3=9.

skelet666 [1.2K] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-18T15:59:16+03:00

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The shorter piece should be 4.5 feet

A 12 ​-foot piece of string is cut into two pieces so that the longer piece is 3 feet longer than twice the shorter piece. Find