document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=622171>Question 622171</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 144-inch length of pipe is to be cut into 3 pieces. The second piece is twice as long as the first piece. The third piece is 20 incheslonger than the first piece. Each piece is to be sold to a different customer. If the pipe costs $0.08 per inch, how much will the longest piece of pipe cost? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #391163 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=matineesuxxx><B>matineesuxxx(27)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=matineesuxxx><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=391163\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> first make the statement: x+y+z=144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since the second is twice as long as the first, this means, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now the third is 20 inches longer than the first, so we have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z=20+x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so we get x+(2x)+(20+x)=144\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x + 20 = 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=124<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 31\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now by the statements y=2x and z=20+x we see that y>z>x so y is the longest piece of pipe at 62 inches long, so to find the cost we get,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "62*0.08 = $4.96 </SPAN>\n" );
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