document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=991250>Question 991250</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 173 inch long pipe is cut into three pieces such that the second piece is six inches more than the first piece, and the third piece is nineteen inches more than eight times the second piece. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Make first piece = 'x'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second piece = x + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Third piece = 19 + 8(x + 6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add all pieces together:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + x + 6 + 19 + 8(x + 6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + x + 6 + 19 + 8x + 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 10x + 73<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now the pipes length is 173 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So:- 10x + 73 = 173<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First piece = 10 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second piece = 16 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Third piece = 147 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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