document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=675149>Question 675149</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 17 foot piece of string cut into 2 pieces so that the longer piece is 5 feet longer than twice the shorter piece. if the shorter piece is x long, find the length of both pieces </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "17 foot piece of string cut into 2 pieces so that the longer piece is 5 feet longer than twice the shorter piece. if the shorter piece is x long, find the length of both pieces\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the length of the shorter piece be S\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then length of longer piece = 2S + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now have: S + 2S + 5 = 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3S + 5 = 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3S = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S, or shorter piece = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Longer piece = 17 - 4, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2813%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2813%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should be able to do the check!!\r<BR>\n" );
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