document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=340810>Question 340810</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 45ft wire is split into 3 pieces. One is 15 ft,another is to be 2 ft less than 3 times the length of the last? Find the length of all 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 #244132 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=244132\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one is 15 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let the third be x feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second is 3x-2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15+x+3x-2 = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13+4x=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add -13 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13-13+4x=45-13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 32/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 8 one piece.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "second piece = 3x-2 = 3*8-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15,8,22 . add them up you will get 45 </SPAN>\n" );
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