SOLUTION: A 30 inch piece of steel is cut into three pieces so that the second piece is twice as long as the first piece, and the third piece is two inches more than four times the length of

Question 978834: A 30 inch piece of steel is cut into three pieces so that the second piece is twice as long as the first piece, and the third piece is two inches more than four times the length of the first piece. Find the length of all pieces.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, y, z, first, second, third pieces;

Write a single equation only in the one variable, x.
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