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A board 65 inches long is sawed into two pieces, so that one piece is 7 inches shorter than twice the length of the other piece ? Find the length of the two pieces .

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that,

Total length of a board is 65 inches

It is sawed into two pieces such that one piece is 7 inches shorter than twice the length of the other piece.

Let x is the length of other piece and y is the length of first piece such that,

y = 2x-7 (1)

Also,

x+y = 65 (2)

Put the value of y from equation (1) to equation (2) such that,

x+2x-7 = 65

3x=65+7

3x=72

x = 24 inches

Put the value of x in equation (1)

y = 2(24)-7

y = 41 inches

So, the length of first piece is 41 inches while the length of other piece is 24 inches.

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