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187 minutes and is broken into two parts. The second part of the movie is 11 minutes langer than the first part. How many minutes is Part 2?​

User Tri Bui
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Answer:

99 minutes

Explanation:

Let the variable x represent the longer part of the movie. Then the shorter part is (x-11) and the total length is the sum of the parts:

187 = x +(x -11)

198 = 2x

x = 99

The length of Part 2 is 99 minutes.

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