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A 39-inch board is cut into two pieces. One piece is two times the length of the other. Find the length of the shorter piece. The shorter piece is inches long.

A 39-inch board is cut into two pieces. One piece is two times the length of the other. Find the length of the shorter piece. The shorter piece is inches long.
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A 39-inch board is cut into two pieces. One piece is two times the length of the other. Find the length of the shorter piece.

The shorter piece is
inches long.

User Dukbur
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Answer:

The shorter piece is 13 inches long.

Explanation:

39=2x+x

39=3x

/3 /3

13=x

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