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A carpenter wants to cut a 45 inch board into two pieces such that the longer piece will be 7in longer than the shorter I'll mean you should each piece be

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Answer:

19 inches and 26 inches

Explanation:

first you have to take 45-7=38

then 38÷2=19

so 19 is one board

last you take 19+7=26

so 26 is the other board

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