SOLUTION: A rocket is divided into three sections. The top section is one-eighth the length of the bottom section. The middle section is one-half the length of the bottom section. The total

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Question 314487: A rocket is divided into three sections. The top section is one-eighth the length of the bottom section. The middle section is one-half the length of the bottom section. The total length of the rocket is 208 feet. Find the length of the top section.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Top: B%2F8
Middle:B%2F2
Top+Middle+Bottom=208
B%2F8%2BB%2F2%2BB=208
B%2B4B%2B8B=1664
13B=1664
highlight%28B=128%29
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Top:16ft
Middle:64ft
Bottom:128ft