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A 24 inch board is cut into two pieces so that the longer piece is 6 inches longer than the shorter piece. Find the length of each piece

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Answer:

Shorter piece is 6” and the longer piece is 18”

Explanation:

24 divided by 2 = 12 then add 6

12+6 = 18 and 6 is left over

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