SOLUTION: a 186 inch piece of rope is cut 3 pieces where one piece is four times longer than each of the other 2 equal sized pieces. How long is each piece?
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Question 912758: a 186 inch piece of rope is cut 3 pieces where one piece is four times longer than each of the other 2 equal sized pieces. How long is each piece?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2x+4x=186
6x=186
3x=93
x=31
x=31
4x=124
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