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8 September, 22:40

A wire 31 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

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  1. 8 September, 23:26
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    Let the longer piece be x+5

    Let the shorter piece by x

    Both the wires together make 31cm so

    x + x + 5 = 31

    2x + 5 = 31

    2x = 26

    x=13

    The shorter piece of the wire is 13cm.
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