Question

A metal strip of 44 inches long is to be cut in 2 pieces. the smaller piece to be 12 inches shorter than the larger piece. find the length of each piece

Answer 1

Shorter Piece is 16 inches and Longer Piece is 28 Inches.

Explanation:

Cut the 44 Inch piece in half (22+22) and subtracted 6 from one end and added six to another end which is 12 inches in total.

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