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\n" ); document.write( "A 96 ft rope is cut into 4 pieces. The second piece is 6 less than twice as long as the first piece. The third piece is 5 feet greater than the first piece. AndThe fourth is half as long as the second piece. How long is the fourth piece? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be the length of the first piece.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then 2nd piece is  (2x-6) ft.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     3rd piece is  (x+5) ft.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     4th piece is    = x-3 ft.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the equation for the total length is THIS\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x + (2x-6) + (x+5) + (x-3) = 96  feet.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is your setup.\r\n" );
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