document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=759030>Question 759030</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a 480m pipe is cut into three pieces the second piece is three times as long as the first. the third piece is four times as long as the second how long is each piece? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=length of 1st piece<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=length of 2nd piece<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*3x=12x=length of 3rd piece<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+3x+12x=480<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x=480<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=30   <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x=360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of 1st piece =30m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of 2nd piece=90m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of 3rd piece=360m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "..   </SPAN>\n" );
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