document.write( "Question 1093515: Write an equation to represent this relationship among the intergers.
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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation to represent this relationship among the intergers.
\n" ); document.write( "The lengths in feet of three pieces of copper tubing are consecutive multiples of 4. If each piece of tubing were 5 ft shorter, the sum of their lengths would be 45 ft.
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Let the shortest piece be S
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document.write( "Then the other 2 are: S + 4, and S + 8
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document.write( "The equation you're looking for is: S - 5 + S + 4 - 5 + S + 8 - 5 = 45
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document.write( "Reducing this, we get: 3S - 3 = 45 <======= This is the equation you need.
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document.write( "IGNORE the NONSENSE the other person posted as he has no clue. \n" );
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