document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1047914>Question 1047914</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 26 ft piece of rope is cut into three pieces such that the second piece is twice the first piece and the third piece is 4ft less than 3 times the first piece. Find the length of the third piece </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the pieces be f,s,t (1st,2nd,3rd)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f + s + t = 26 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 2f<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 3f-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute to solve for \"f\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f + 2f + 3f-4 = 26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6f = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first = 5 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: third = t = 3f-4 = 11 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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