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A 10​-foot piece of string is cut into two pieces so that the longer piece is 1 footfoot longer than twice the shorter piece. Find the lengths of both pieces. What is the length of the shorter​ piece?
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A 10​-foot piece of string is cut into two pieces so that the longer piece is 1 footfoot longer than twice the shorter piece. Find the lengths of both pieces. What is the length of the shorter​ piece?

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it would be 2 because you dividing the 10 bye the 5
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