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document.write( "A 46-centimeter-long board is cut into 3 pieces. The longest piece is twice as long as the shortest piece. The other piece is 6 cm longer that the shortest piece. How long is each piece? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #503998 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><B>checkley79(3341)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><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=503998\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> LET X EQUAL THE SHORTEST PIECE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THEN 2*X IS THE LONGEST PIECE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THEN X+6 IS THE THIRD PIECE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+2X+(X+6)=46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X+6=46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X=46-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=40/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=10 CM. FOR THE SHORTEST PIECE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*10=20 CM. FOR THE LONGEST PIECE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+6=16 CM. FOR THE THIRD PIECE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+20+16=46 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "46=46<BR>\n" );
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