did this answer your question...no. OK well that is your loss
"31-inch piece of steel is cut into three pieces"
Call the pieces a,b,c
a + b + c = 31
"second piece is twice as long as the first piece"
b = 2a
"third piece is one inch more than seven times the length of the first piece"
c = 1 + 7a
Ok, we have our equations, let's substitute the second and third into the first.
a + 2a + 1 + 7a = 31
10a + 1 = 31
10a = 30
a = 30/10 = 3
b = 2a = 6
c = 1 + 7a = 22
Check: 3 + 6 + 22 = 31, good
Answer: 3 inches, 6 inches, 22 inches
Answer:3x-x+2=4
Step-by-step explanation: is what i got maybe wrong
-1 and 1/3 because you convert to a regular fraction and get (32/9)/(-8/3), then you flip the fraction and multiply
7 and 14 are both multiplies
