SOLUTION: Cutting beams: A 30-foot steel beam is to be cut into two lower pieces. The longer piece is to be 2 feet more than 3 times as long as the shorter piece. Find the length of each pie

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Question 256311: Cutting beams: A 30-foot steel beam is to be cut into two lower pieces. The longer piece is to be 2 feet more than 3 times as long as the shorter piece. Find the length of each piece.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+3x+2=30
4x=28
x=7 ft
3x+2=23 ft