SOLUTION: A 25 inche piece of steel is cut into 3 pieces so that the second piece is twice as long as the first piece, and the third piece is one inch more than five times the length of the
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Question 883078: A 25 inche piece of steel is cut into 3 pieces so that the second piece is twice as long as the first piece, and the third piece is one inch more than five times the length of the first piece. Find the length of the pieces. So I did: 25=x+2x+(5x+1) - 25=x+2x+5x - 24=8x - x=3
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