SOLUTION: a 46 foot piece of rope is cut into three pieces so that the second piece is 3 times as long as the first piece, and the 3rd piece is 2 foot more than seven times the length of the

SOLUTION: a 46 foot piece of rope is cut into three pieces so that the second piece is 3 times as long as the first piece, and the 3rd piece is 2 foot more than seven times the length of the

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Question 351242: a 46 foot piece of rope is cut into three pieces so that the second piece is 3 times as long as the first piece, and the 3rd piece is 2 foot more than seven times the length of the first piece. Find the length of the three pieces.
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+3x+7x+2=46
11x=44
x=4
3x=12
7x+2=30
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