SOLUTION: A 36 foot pipe is divided into three peices. One peice is twice as long as the shortest peice and the third peice is 1 foot longer than four times the shortest peice. Find the leng

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Question 125448: A 36 foot pipe is divided into three peices. One peice is twice as long as the shortest peice and the third peice is 1 foot longer than four times the shortest peice. Find the length of the shortest peice.
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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LET X BE THE SHORTEST PIECE.
2X IS THE NEXT PIECE.
4X+1 IS THE LAST PIECE.
X+2X+4X+1=36
7X=36-1
7X=35
X=35/7
X=5 FEET LONG IS THE LENGTH OF THE SHORTEST PIECE.