Question

David has a hose that is 27 ft long. He wants to cut it into two pieces so that the longer piece is 3 ft more than 2 times the length of the shorter piece.

How long will each piece of hose be?

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Shorter piece:

ft

Longer piece:
ft

Answer 1

the longer piece is 19 feet while the shorter piece is 8 feet

Explanation:

8 x 2 = 19 8 + 19 =27

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Answer 2

The CORRECT answer is

Longer Piece: 19 ft

Shorter Piece: 8 ft