c = amount of chocolate donuts
m = amount of maple donuts.
so we know the total in all is 41 donuts, thus c + m = 41.
we also know that whatever c is, m is 25 fewer than that, m = c - 25.

You just need pythagorean theorem c=a2+b2=72+42≈8.06226
The length of the shorter wire is 12 cm
Step-by-step explanation:
Let us assume that the 27 cm wire is cut into two pieces of length x cm and so the longer part would be x+3 cm.
Now we know that the total length of the wire is 27cm so
x+(x+3) = 27
2x+3 = 27
2x = 27-3
2x = 24
x = 12 cm