Question

A piece of wire 34 cm long is cut into two parts. One part is to twice as long as other. how long is each part?
solution pls..

Answer 1

short piece ---- x
longer piece ---- 2x

x + 2x = 34

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Answer 2

14

Answer 3

A wire 35 cm long is cut into two pieces. The longer piece is 5 cm longer than the shorter piece.

Find the length of the shorter piece of wire