SOLUTION: Plumbing: A plumber wishes to cut a 26 foot length of pipe into two pieces. the longer piece needs to be 7 feet less than twice the length of the shorter piece. where should the pl
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Question 557854: Plumbing: A plumber wishes to cut a 26 foot length of pipe into two pieces. the longer piece needs to be 7 feet less than twice the length of the shorter piece. where should the plumber cut the piece?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+2x-7=26
3x=33
x=11
2x-7=15
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