A 47-foot-long piece of pipe is to be cut into three pieces. The second piece is three times as long as the first piece, and the third piece is two feet more than five times the length of the first piece. What is the length of the longest piece?

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campbell_st · Answer

1st piece is x, 2nd is 3x and 3rd piece is 5x + 2

then 

x + 2x + 5x + 2 = 47

just simplify then solve for x

anonymous · Answer

i got 45/8

campbell_st · Answer

that's correct... that's the shortest piece.. 

you now need the longest 

5*45/8 + 2 =