SOLUTION: Jane cuts a piece of rope into three pieces. The second piece is 7 times as long as the first piece, and the third piece is 5 feet longer than the first piece. If the total lengt

Question 1139318: Jane cuts a piece of rope into three pieces. The second piece is 7 times as long as the first piece, and the third piece is 5 feet longer than the first piece. If the total length of the rope is 320 feet find the lengths of each of the three pieces. Show all your work. Remember to check your work.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

piece1        x
piece2       7x
piece3        x+5
TOTAL        320

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