document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=15527>Question 15527</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cord is 189 feet long. It is to be cut into three pieces so that the second piece is twice as long as the first, and the third is twice as long as the second. Find the length of each piece </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x= second piece<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=third piece<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x+2x+4x=189<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        7x=189 Divide both sides by 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "gives x=27 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     2x=54 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     4x=108 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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