For their homecoming parade, the students of U-Math have created a colorful banner, 44 meters in length, that is made of two pieces of parachute material. The short piece is 20 meters shorter than the long piece. Find the length of each piece.
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x + x-20 = 44
Long piece = X meters.
Short piece = x-20 meters.
x + (x-20) = 44.
X =
x-20 =
Short piece = x-20 meters.
x + (x-20) = 44.
X =
x-20 =
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