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You know that a rope is no more than 100 feet long. You need to cut the rope into three pieces the second piece is to be three times as long as the first piece, and the third piece must be 18 feet long. What is the maximum length of the second piece?

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Killmaster143

Answer:

hi

Step-by-step explanation:

The rope is originally 100 ft. long. The first piece is 32 ft., leaving 100–32, or 68 ft.

Let n be the second piece, and n-30 be the third piece. Then:

n+n-30=68

2n=98

n=49

n-30=19

The second piece is 49 ft. long; the third piece is 19 ft. long ……..

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