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A 116-cm board is cut into two pieces. If one piece is 40-cm shorter than the other, how long are the two pieces?

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116cm - 40 = 76cm.

76cm/2 = 38cm.

length of 1st pieces = 38cm.

length of 2nd pieces = 38cm+40cm =78cm

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