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A rope 25 feet long is cut into 3 pieces. The forest piece is 2x feet long, the second piece is 5x feet long, and he third piece is 4 feet long. a. Write and solve and equation find x. b. Find the length
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A rope 25 feet long is cut into 3 pieces. The forest piece is 2x feet long, the second piece is 5x feet long, and he third piece is 4 feet long.

a. Write and solve and equation find x.

b. Find the length of the first and second piece

User Jahrichie
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(a) 2x + 5x + 4 = 25 <== ur equation
7x + 4 = 25
7x = 25 - 4
7x = 21
x = 21/7
x = 3

(b) first piece = 2x....= 2(3) = 6 ft <=
second piece = 5x....= 5(3) = 15 ft <=
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