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To find: The equation to represent the given relationship among integers.
Answer to Problem 17WE
The required equation is
Explanation of Solution
Given information : The lengths in feet of three ropes are consecutive multiples of 3. If each rope were 4 ft shorter, the sum of their lengths would be 42 ft.
Three consecutive multiples of 3 are
So, the length of three ropes are
If each rope were 4 ft shorter then length of each rope would be
If each ropes were 4 ft shorter,
Sum of their length
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