document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=362275>Question 362275</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a wire is 224cm long is cut into three pieces the  first is twice as long as the second the third is one-half as long as the second how long is the second piece? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let second be x cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "third = x/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2x+(x/2)=5x/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x/2=224<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7x/2)*2 = 224*2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=448<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=64 cm the second part<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first part = 2x = 64*2=128 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "third part = x/2 = 64/2=32 cm<BR>\n" );
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