SOLUTION: A rocket is divided into three sections. The top section is one-eighth the length of the bottom section. The middle section is one-half the length of the bottom section. The total
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Question 314487: A rocket is divided into three sections. The top section is one-eighth the length of the bottom section. The middle section is one-half the length of the bottom section. The total length of the rocket is 208 feet. Find the length of the top section.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Top:
Middle:
Top+Middle+Bottom=208
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Top:ft
Middle:ft
Bottom:ft
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