A wire that is 33cm long is cut into two pieces. The longer than the shorter piece find the length of the shorter piece
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To find the length of the shorter piece, we need to set up an equation using the information given.
Let's assume that the length of the shorter piece is 'x' cm.
Since the longer piece is given to be longer than the shorter piece, we can express the length of the longer piece as 'x + y' cm, where 'y' represents the additional length.
According to the problem, the wire is 33 cm long, so the sum of the lengths of the two pieces should be equal to 33.
Therefore, we can set up the equation:
x + (x + y) = 33
Simplifying the equation:
2x + y = 33
Since we don't have enough information to directly solve for 'x' or 'y', we cannot determine their exact values. However, we can still find the length of the shorter piece (x) in terms of 'y'.