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Amanda composed two songs. The longer song is 126 seconds less than twice the length of the short song. The longer song lasts 286 seconds. How long is the shorter song?

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i believe the answer is 149


User Nitesh Tiwari
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86+12=298

298/2=149

The shorter song is 149 seconds.
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