SOLUTION: the plumber wants to cut a 24-ft length of pipe into three sections. the largest piece should be twice the length of the middle piece, and the middle pieces and the middle piece sh

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Question 1169836: the plumber wants to cut a 24-ft length of pipe into three sections. the largest piece should be twice the length of the middle piece, and the middle pieces and the middle piece should be twice the length of the smallest pieces. how long should each piece be?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Your description goes something like this:
Largest            4x
Middle             2x
Smallest            x
SUM                24