a 12-foot piece of string is cut into two pieces so that the longer piece is 3 feet longer than twice the shorter piece. find the length of both pieces. what is the length of the shorter piece

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a 12-foot piece of string is cut into two pieces so that the longer piece is 3 feet longer than twice the shorter piece. find the length of both pieces. what is the length of the shorter piece

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The longer piece would be 7.5f and the shorter 4.5

Anna Van Den Akker answered Feb 25, 2018

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