document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=206203>Question 206203</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cindy is making a christmas wreath. The bow is made rom 6 yards of ribbon which must be cut into 3 pieces where 2 pieces are the same length and the third piece is 8 times as long. Find the length of each piece.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3-2+8=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+9=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the shortest piece be p\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the 2 shorter pieces = 2p\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, the longest piece is 8p\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the entire length is 6 yards, then 2p + 8p = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10p = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28p++=++%283%2F5%29+or+.6+yd%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28p++=++%283%2F5%29+or+.6+yd%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. This means that the two shorter \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "pieces are .6 yd each, which total 1.2 yds (.6 * 2), and the longest piece is 4.8 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "yds (.6 * 8)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two shorter pieces: 1.2 yds\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Longest piece:       4.8 yds\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1.2 + 4.8) = 6 yards\r<BR>\n" );
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