+149 A 100-foot rope is cut into three pieces. The first piece is three times as long as the second, and the third piece is 20 feet shorter than the second. How many feet long is the shortest piece?
A cowboy agreed to work for one year for 19200 plus a horse. He quit after 7 months and was paid 10450 plus a horse. How many dollars was the horse worth, if the paid salary reflects the fair proportion of his yearly salary?
There are two squares. The perimeter of the larger square is 24 cm longer than the perimeter of the smaller one, and the area of the larger square is 96cm^2 more than the area of the smaller one. What is the perimeter of the smaller square in cm?
The lengths of the sides of isosceles triangle ABC are 3x+62, 7x+30 ,and 5x+50 feet. What is the least possible number of feet in the perimeter of ABC?
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+538 1.
Say the second piece is length x. The first piece is 3 times that, so it is 3x.
The 3rd piece is 20 feet shorter than it, so it is x-20.
Adding them we get 5x-20, and that equals 100.
Solving for x we get 24.
So the lengths are 72, 24 and 4.
2.https://www.wyzant.com/resources/answers/739241/algebra-cowboy-problem
3.
Square 1: Side length 11
Square 2: Side length 5
5*4=20
4.https://web2.0calc.com/questions/please-answer-these-asap-thanks
+538 1.
Say the second piece is length x. The first piece is 3 times that, so it is 3x.
The 3rd piece is 20 feet shorter than it, so it is x-20.
Adding them we get 5x-20, and that equals 100.
Solving for x we get 24.
So the lengths are 72, 24 and 4.
2.https://www.wyzant.com/resources/answers/739241/algebra-cowboy-problem
3.
Square 1: Side length 11
Square 2: Side length 5
5*4=20
4.https://web2.0calc.com/questions/please-answer-these-asap-thanks
