document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=10949>Question 10949</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A steel rod. 31 cm. long is to be cut into 3 parts, two of which parts are to be of equal lengths. The lengths of each of the 2 equal parts is 5 cm. more than the third part. Find their lengths.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the length of the 2 unequal parts which are greater than the third part by 5 cms is l+5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total lenght = 31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l+5+l+5+l=31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3l+10=31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtracting 10 on both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3l=31-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3l=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dividing by 3 throughout<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And so the other parts are of length 12cms each. </SPAN>\n" );
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