document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=170662>Question 170662</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a 53inch pipe is cut into four pieces. the first two pieces are the same. the third piece is 4 times longer than the first piece. the fourth piece is 5 more than 3 times longer than the second piece. find the equation and the length of the four pieces </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #125991 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=125991\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> lets call the 4 pieces a,b,c,and d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=b..........eq 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=4a.........eq 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=3b+5.......eq 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+b+c+d=53...eq 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "lets chang c's value in eq 2 to c=4b because of eq 1....now take a's value from eq 1 c's revised value from eq 2, and d's value from eq 3 and plug them into eq 4.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b+b+(4b)+(3b+5)=53....solve for b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9b=48<BR>\n" );
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