document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=26546>Question 26546</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A Farm is divided into 3 regions. The area of one region is twice as large as the area of the smallest region, and the area of the third region is 4 acres less than 3 times the area of the smallest region. Total acreage is 512 acres. Find the area of each of the 3 regions. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14419 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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=14419\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the smallest region be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the one region be 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LEt the third region be 3x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total = 512<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2x+3x-4=512<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x-4=512<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=516<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=86\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(86)=172<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(86)-4=254\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the smallest region is 86 acres, the second region is 172 acres and the third region is 254 acres.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PAul.<BR>\n" );
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