Question

A wire 26 cm long is cut into two pieces. The longer pieces is 2 cm longer the the shorter peice.

Find the length of the shorter peice of wire _________ cm

Answer 1

26÷2=13 so if the longer one is 2 cm longer so 13+1 =14. the shorter one is going to be 13-1=12 so 12+14 =26 and the shorter one is 2 cm smaller then the longer one