document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=10809>Question 10809</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A certain steel bar, 58 cm long, is to be divided into four parts, three parts of which are to be of equal lengths, each of which is four less than thrice the length of the remaining parts. What are their lengths. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #5678 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=5678\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the length of the three equal-length pieces be x and the length of the fourth piece be y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + y = 58<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3y-4 Substitute this x into the 1st equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(3y - 4) + y = 58 Simplify and solve for y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9y - 12 + y = 58<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10y - 12 =58<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10y = 70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3y-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3(7)-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 21-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 17. </SPAN>\n" );
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