David has a hose that is 27 ft long. He wants to cut it into two pieces so that the longer piece is 3 ft more than 2 times the l

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valentina_108 [34]

3 years ago

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David has a hose that is 27 ft long. He wants to cut it into two pieces so that the longer piece is 3 ft more than 2 times the l

ength of the shorter piece.
How long will each piece of hose be?

Shorter piece:
ft
Longer piece:
ft

Mathematics

2 answers:

Ksivusya [100] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-30T12:55:29+03:00

Ksivusya [100]3 years ago

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Ok so the short one is 8 feet, the long is 19 feet. To find it do 24/3=8 then multiply 8 with 2 because it's double then add three to get 19! Hope this helps and mark as brainliest!

evablogger [386] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-30T11:18:19+03:00

evablogger [386]3 years ago

4 0

One piece is 8ft and the other is 19ft