Question

a 50 foot length of rope was cut into two pieces. the first piece is 5 feet more than twice the second. what are the lengths of the two pieces of rope?
short piece --- x
longer piece --- 2x + 5

solve:
x + 2x+5 = 50

take it from here.
X=15

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