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A 100-inch ribbon is to be cut into three pieces. Find the length of each piece of ribbon. The length of the shortest piece of ribbon is _____ inches. Please put step by step. I’m having trouble with these and if you have a short cut teach me your ways lol

A 100inch ribbon is to be cut into three pieces Find the length of each piece of ribbon The length of the shortest piece of ribbon is inches Please put step by class=

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Answer: Longest piece= 52 inches, Shortest piece= 22 inches and the third piece is 26 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the longest piece be A

Let the shortest piece be B

let the third piece be C

The longest piece is to be 30inches longer than the short

A=B+30

and the third piece is to be half the length of the longest piece

C=(B+30)/2

Rmbr,

A+B+C=100 Inches

from

A+B+C=100 substitute A for B+30 and C for (B+30)/2

we have,

(B+30)+B+(B+30)/ 2=100

2B+30+(B+30)/2=100

multiply through by 2

we have,

4B+60+B+30=200

5B=200-90

B=110/5

B=22

To get A

from A=B+30

A=22+30

A=52

To get C

from C=(B+30)/2

C=(22+30)/2

C=52/2

C=26

Rmbr,

Let the longest piece be A

Let the shortest piece be B

let the third piece be C

therefore, A=52 B=22 C=26

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