SOLUTION: a rope measures 168 and is cut in three peices and the first peice is one-half bigger than the second peice and the third peice is three time the second peice

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Question 362921: a rope measures 168 and is cut in three peices and the first peice is one-half bigger than the second peice and the third peice is three time the second peice
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let second piece be x
first piece = 1.5x
third piece =3x
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x+1.5x+3x=168
5.5x=168
11/2x=168
11x=2*168
11x=338
x= 338/11
x=30.7
3x=92.1
1.5x=46.05
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