document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=261671>Question 261671</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 25-inch piece of steel is cut into 3 pieces so that the second piece is twice as long as the first piece, and the third piece is one inch more than five times the length of the first piece.  Find the lengths of the pieces. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #192781 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><B>texttutoring(324)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><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=texttutoring><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=192781\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We will call the length of the first piece x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can then set up this equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25 = (Length of Piece 1) + (Length of Piece 2) + (Length of Piece 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Piece 2 is 2 times the length of the first piece, and Piece 3 is 5 times the length plus 1 inch.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25 = x + 2x + (5x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25 = x + 2x + 5x + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25 = 8x + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Minus 1 from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25 - 1 = 8x + 1- 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 = 8x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 8:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3 </SPAN>\n" );
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