document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=269273>Question 269273</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 240-in. pipe is cut into two pieces. One piece is three times the lenght of the other. Find the lengths of the pieces.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is what I got so far I think I did it right\\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "240=3x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "\"A 240-in. pipe is cut into two pieces.\" A+B=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"One piece is three times the lenght of the other.\" A=3B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3B)+B=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4B=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__________<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=3B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=3(60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___________<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A+B=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180+60=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "240=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Correct<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pipe side A=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pipe side B=60<BR>\n" );
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