Rubina has 18 metres of ribbon. She cuts it into two pieces in such a way that one piece is 4 metres longer than the other. Find the length of the shorter piece.
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7 meter
Step-by-step explanation:
Total length = 18m
Let 1st piece length = x
Then,
2nd piece length = x + 4
1st piece length + 2nd piece length = Total length
x + x + 4 = 18
2x + 4 = 18
2x = 18 - 4
2x = 14
x = 7m.
Second piece length = x + 4
= 7 + 4
= 11m
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