David has a hose that is 27 ft long. He wants to cut it into two pieces so that the longer piece is 3 ft more than 2 times the length of the shorter piece.

How long will each piece of hose be?

Shorter piece: ?? ft
Longer piece: ?? ft

Question

David has a hose that is 27 ft long. He wants to cut it into two pieces so that the longer piece is 3 ft more than 2 times the length of the shorter piece.
 
How long will each piece of hose be?
 
Shorter piece:   ?? ft
Longer piece:  ??   ft

anonymous · Answer

@Secret-Ninja

secret-ninja · Answer

http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/540fb1aae4b0670f100f8d12 This kind of shows the work. :)

anonymous · Answer

haven't seen the code of conduct?

secret-ninja · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

your first post was just answers... i saw it.  help them to solve don't just give answers.  see the code of conduct.

secret-ninja · Answer

Just answers? I gave them a link to a previous OS question that was answered that shows the work.

anonymous · Answer

Let S = length of shorter piece
Let L = length of longer piece

Then

S + L = 27

and

L = 2S + 3

Substitute and solve.  12 and 15 are not the answers.