Amanda composed two songs. The longer song is 126 seconds less than twice the length of the short song. The longer song lasts 28

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3 years ago

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6 seconds. How long is the shorter song?

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rjkz [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-05T04:01:29+03:00

rjkz [21]3 years ago

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Shorter song= y seconds
Longer song=2y-126
2y-126=286
2y=412
y=206
The shorter song is 206 seconds

elena-14-01-66 [18.8K] · Answer 2 · 2022-09-05T02:01:55+03:00

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Let x be the length of the short song
length of long one is 2x - 126 
2x -126 = 286 
2x = 412 
x = 206