SOLUTION: A seventy foot long pipe is cut into three unequal pieces.The second piece is twice as long as the first piece the third piece is two feet longer than the first piece.What the len

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Question 797103: A seventy foot long pipe is cut into three unequal pieces.The second piece is twice as long as the first piece the third piece is two feet longer than the first piece.What the length of all three pieces
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+2x+x+2=70
4x=68
x=68/4
x=17
2x=34
x+2=19