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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

initially, you SHOULD set up an equation

OpenStudy (gebooors):

Assume length of the first piece is x. Second piece is 3x Third piece is 5x +2 All together are 47 foot

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