document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1153241>Question 1153241</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. When it is assembled, a flute is 27 inches long. The middle piece is 5 inches longer than the first piece. The last piece is 2 inches less than two-thirds as long as the first piece. Find the length of each piece of the flute.    <BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Having trouble with this question.  I have tried numerous ways to solve for the length of each piece and am coming up empty.  Thanks Mayra </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1. When it is assembled, a flute is 27 inches long. The middle piece is 5 inches longer than the first piece. The last piece is 2 inches less than two-thirds as long as the first piece. Find the length of each piece of the flute.    <BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Having trouble with this question.  I have tried numerous ways to solve for the length of each piece and am coming up empty.  Thanks Mayra<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">Let length of 1st piece be F<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then length of middle piece = F + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also, length of last piece = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2F%2F3+-+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2F%2F3+-+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "We then get: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C3%2C+F+%2B+F+%2B+5+%2B+2F%2F3+-+2%2C+%22=%22%2C+27%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"matrix%281%2C3%2C+F+%2B+F+%2B+5+%2B+2F%2F3+-+2%2C+%22=%22%2C+27%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C3%2C+2F+%2B+2F%2F3%2C+%22=%22%2C+24%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"matrix%281%2C3%2C+2F+%2B+2F%2F3%2C+%22=%22%2C+24%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------ Subtracting 3 from each side, after combining like-terms <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6F + 2F = 72 ----- Multiplying by LCD, 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8F = 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F, or length of 1st piece = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C4%2C+72%2F8%2C+%22=%22%2C+9%2C+inches%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C4%2C+72%2F8%2C+%22=%22%2C+9%2C+inches%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You should be able to find the lengths of the other 2 pieces now! </SPAN>\n" );
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