Step-by-step explanation: we need to write an equation. x+(2x-7)=65. We don’t need the parentheses, but I put them so it would make it a bit more clear. Simplify: 3x-7=65. Add 7 to both sides: 3x=72. Divide by three: 72/3=24 Now we know the shorter piece is 24. 24x2-7=48-7=41. We know these are correct because 24+41=65
