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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #162644 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=162644\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 90 foot rope is cut into two pieces so that the longer piece is 5 feet more than three times the shorter piece. Find the length of both pieces.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let x be the shorter piece and let 3x+5 be the longer piece.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Adding the two pieces will give 90 ft or x+3x+5=90.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Solving will yield the following steps\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=21.25+feet ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=21.25+feet\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "With x=21.25 feet, then 3x+5=68.75 feet.  Note that the two pieces add up to 90 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J </SPAN>\n" );
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