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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. if the shorter piece is x feet long, find the lengths of both pieces.
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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. if the shorter piece is x feet long, find the lengths of both pieces.

a 12-foot piece of string is cut into two pieces so that the longer piece is 3 feet-example-1
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3 ft and 9 ft

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