SOLUTION: Please help me. I am at my wit's end trying to solve this problem. Assistance will be greatly appreciated. A 25 inch rope is to be cut into two pieces so that one piece is 3 inches
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Question 490182: Please help me. I am at my wit's end trying to solve this problem. Assistance will be greatly appreciated. A 25 inch rope is to be cut into two pieces so that one piece is 3 inches longer than twice the other. How long is each piece, if a=2, b=3, and l=25?
Thank you Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 25 " rope
one piece = x
other piece = 2x+3
x+2x+3=25
3x+3=25
3(x+1)=25
x+1=25/3
x+1=8.33
x= 7.33 in
other is 2x+3= 2*7.33+3
=14.66+3
=17.66
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17.66+7.33=24.99 round off to 25"
