document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=490182>Question 490182</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me. I am at my wit's end trying to solve this problem. Assistance will be greatly appreciated. A 25 inch rope is to be cut into two pieces so that one piece is 3 inches longer than twice the other. How long is each piece, if a=2, b=3, and l=25? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "one piece = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "other piece = 2x+3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2x+3=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+3=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x+1)=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1=25/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1=8.33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 7.33 in\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "other is 2x+3= 2*7.33+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=14.66+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=17.66<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17.66+7.33=24.99 round off to 25\" </SPAN>\n" );
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