A wire 18 cm long is cut into two pieces. The longer piece is 2 cm longer than the shorter piece. Find the length of the shorter piece of wire

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A wire 18 cm long is cut into two pieces. The longer piece is 2 cm longer than the shorter piece.

Find the length of the shorter piece of wire

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The shorter piece is 8 cm long because 10 is 2 more then 8 and 10+8 is 18

Sousheel answered Dec 28, 2020

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