“A 41 ft of tubing is to be cut into three pieces. If the longest piece is 5 ft less than twice the shortest piece, and the middle piece is 2 ft more than the shortest piece, find the length of each piece.” Trying to find what is the easiest way to solve this?

answer is 144

step-by-step explanation:

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step-by-step explanation:

step 1: solve one of the equations for one of the variables. let's solve the first equation for y:

step 2: substitute that equation into the other equation, and solve for x.

step 3: substitute x = 4 x = 4 x=4 into one of the original equations, and solve for y.