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Half of Will's piece wire is equal to 2/3 or Mary's wire. The total length of their wire is 10 feet. How much longer is Will's wire than Mary's?

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the answer is 3                     ----                      30

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length of Roberts wire --- x 
length of Maria's wire ---- 10-x 

x = (2/3)(10-x) 
times 3 
3x = 2(10-x) 
3x = 20 - 2x 
5x = 20 
x = 4

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