SOLUTION: if a 22-inch rope is to be cut into 2 pieces so that one is 3 inches longer than twice the other, how long is each piece
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Question 583864: if a 22-inch rope is to be cut into 2 pieces so that one is 3 inches longer than twice the other, how long is each piece
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the length of the shorter piece = in
The length of the longer piece is in
given:
in
in
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