document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=52092>Question 52092</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130442631/algebrahomeworkh>PH Alg-1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am thrown by this one. I have no total to work with and I should read it some other way. Please help.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "placing planks of equal length end to end, J found that 3 planks were one foot too short and 4 planks were two feet too long.  Find the length of the planks\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did: X+3(X-1)+4(X-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where am I wrong? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "PLANK1+PLANK2+PLANK3 IS SHORT BY 1 FOOT OR -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PLANK1+PLANK2+PLANK3+PLANK4 IS 2 FEET LONG OR +2 THE DISTANCE BETWEEN -1&+2=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THEREFORE THE LENGTH OF THE PLANK MUST BE 1 FOOT + 2 FEET=3 FEET LONG\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SORRY FOR THE MISINFORMATION. I MUST HAVE HAD A LAPSE BECAUSE I KNEW THE ANSWER HAD TO BE 3 FEET BUT DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE ANSWER I GOT. </SPAN>\n" );
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