document.write( "Question 1162695: I am needing help in setting up this equation:
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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?
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Let the first piece's length be F
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document.write( "Then lengths of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th pieces are: 2F - 6, F + 5, and , respectively
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document.write( "Since all pieces' lengths sum to 96 ft, we get: F + 2F - 6 + F + 5 + F - 3 = 96
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document.write( "This should be a pretty straight-forward equation at this time! Just combine like-terms and solve, from here.
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document.write( "Are some of these people ADDICTED to solving, or do they just not care to practice what they're supposed to be preaching: READING THE PROBLEM before responding. Didn't the person ask for the SETUP? 
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document.write( "Did 2 of them SEE that? The problem asks for the length of the 4th piece but the person who asked for help just wants help to set it up!! \n" );
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