document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=199508>Question 199508</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 45-foot rope is to be cut into three pieces. The second piece must be twice as long as the first piece and the third peice must be 9 feet longer than 3 times the length of the second piece. How long should each three peices be?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do I write this problem algibraicly? How do I solve it? My Final is tomarrow please help.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-Andrew </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #149901 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=149901\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=length of first piece, y=length of second piece, and z=length of third piece\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since \"The second piece must be twice as long as the first piece \", this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and because \"the third peice must be 9 feet longer than 3 times the length of the second piece\", we know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z=3y%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z=3y%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now because these pieces come from a 45 ft rope, they must add back up to 45. So we have the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By%2Bz=45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By%2Bz=45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By%2Bz=45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By%2Bz=45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the last equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By%2B3y%2B9=45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By%2B3y%2B9=45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z=3y%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z=3y%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B2x%2B3%282x%29%2B9=45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B2x%2B3%282x%29%2B9=45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B2x%2B6x%2B9=45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B2x%2B6x%2B9=45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So all you need to do is solve <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B2x%2B6x%2B9=45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B2x%2B6x%2B9=45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to find \"x\" (which will help you find \"y\" and \"z\"). I'll let you do that. </SPAN>\n" );
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