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10 July, 02:57

A 38 -inch piece of steel is cut into three pieces so that the second piece is twice as long as the first piece, and the third piece is three inches more than four times the length of the first piece. find the lengths of the pieces.

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  1. 10 July, 06:40
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    Let the length of the first piece be x inches. Then:-

    x + 2x + 4x + 3 = 38

    7x = 38 - 3

    x = 35/7 = 5 inches

    Answer: the 3 pieces have lengths 5, 10 and 23 inches.
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