SOLUTION: a rope that is 33 feet long is cut into three pieces one piece is twice as long as the shortest piece the third piece is 5 feet longer than the shortest piece find the length of ea
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Question 1069852: a rope that is 33 feet long is cut into three pieces one piece is twice as long as the shortest piece the third piece is 5 feet longer than the shortest piece find the length of each piece Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let ft = the length of the shortest piece
One of the 2 remaining pieces is ft
The 3rd piece is ft
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given:
and
and
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The lengths are:
7 ft
14 ft
12 ft
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check:
OK
