A rope 40 feet long is cut into two pieces. If one piece is 18 feet longer than the other, what is the length, in feet, of the shorter piece?

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Let the larger piece is, x

So, x+x-18 = 40

or,2x = 40+18

or, x =58/2

x = 29

Then the shorter piece is 29-18 = 11

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