the first of two films lasted 9 minutes less than twice as long as the second. the combined length of the two films plus a 5-minute break between them was 260 minutes. how long was the first film?

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Reiny · Accepted Answer

length of second film --- x minutes length of first film ---- 2x-9 minutes x + 5 + 2x-9 = 260 3x = 264 x=88 first film was 2(88)-9 or 167 minutes check: 88 + 5 + 167 = 260

Yonatan · Answer

If you wanted to find the second one what would you do???

secret · Answer

take the total minutes of the first and second movies plus the five minute break, and subtract the time of the first movie added to the five minute break. the answer is the time of the second movie.