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A 15 foot piece of string is cut into two pieces so that the longer piece is 3 feet longer than twice the shorter piece. Find the lengths of both pieces.

A 15 foot piece of string is cut into two pieces so that the longer piece is 3 feet longer than twice the shorter piece. Find the lengths of both pieces.
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A 15 foot piece of string is cut into two pieces so that the longer piece is 3 feet longer than twice the shorter piece. Find the lengths of both pieces.

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9 and 6 would be the answer because divide by 2 then add 1 to one side and subtract 1 from another, 
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