document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=327327>Question 327327</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rope 63 meters long is cut into three pieces so that the longest piece is three times the length of the shortest piece. How long is each of the three pieces?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x=the shortest piece<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let y=the middle piece<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let z=the longest piece<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z=x(3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " I have the answers it is the process I don't totally understand. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Unfortunately you have two unknowns but only one equation so you can't solve.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is there any additional information for this problem? </SPAN>\n" );
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