document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=942554>Question 942554</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A carpenter used 44 ft of molding in three pieces to trim a garage door. if the long piece was 4 ft longer than three times the length of each shorter piece, then how long was 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 #574608 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=574608\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> shorter pieces: length=L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "longer piece: 3L+4 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total length=44 ft=2short pieces (2L)+ long piece(3L+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44 ft=2L+3L+4=5L+4 subtract 4 from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44-4 ft=5L+4-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40 ft=5L divide each side by 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40/5 ft=5L/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 ft=L The shorter pieces are 8 ft long<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3L+4=3(8)+4=28 ft The longer piece is 28 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Short + short + long= 44 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 ft + 8 ft + 28 ft=44 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44 ft=44 ft  </SPAN>\n" );
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