document.write( "Question 207670: a 152-foot piece of rope is to be cut into four piece. each successive piece is to be 2 feet longer than the pervious one. find the length of the shortest piece? \n" ); document.write( "
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a 152-foot piece of rope is to be cut into four piece. each successive piece is to be 2 feet longer than the pervious one. find the length of the shortest piece?
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\n" ); document.write( "shortest: 2x-4
\n" ); document.write( "next::::: 2x-2
\n" ); document.write( "next::::: 2x
\n" ); document.write( "next::::: 2x+2
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "Add all four to get:
\n" ); document.write( "8x-4 = 152
\n" ); document.write( "8x = 156
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 39
\n" ); document.write( "shortest = 2x-4 = 35 ft.
\n" ); document.write( "Checking:
\n" ); document.write( "35+37+39+41 = 152
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\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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