document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=975927>Question 975927</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a carpenter used 48 ft of molding in three pieces to trim a garage door. if the longer piece was 3 ft longer than three times the length of the shorter piece, then how long was each piece?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "long piece?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "each shorter piece? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "long piece is 3x+3, three more than three times.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sum is 48 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+3+x=48.  Collect terms and subtract 3 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=11.25 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=33.75; 3x+3=36.75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Checks. </SPAN>\n" );
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