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20 December, 22:54

A stick 42 inches long is broken into two pieces, so that one piece is twice as long as the other one. How long are the two pieces?

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  1. 20 December, 23:00
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    Total length of stick = 42 inches.

    Let the shorter piece be x inches.

    Thus, the longer piece is 2x.

    2x + x = 42

    3x = 42

    x = 14

    Therefore, the length of the two pieces are 14 inches and 28 inches.
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