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Originally Posted by Mccoy31  There are 3 sticks. First stick is half of the second stick. Second stick is 6 inches more than the third stick. Total length of all sticks is 44 inches. What is the length in inches of each stick? | Hello Mccoy,
Let x = length of 2nd stick.
Let  = length of 1st stick.
Let  = length of 3rd stick.
Let 44 = total length.
Now we have 
Can you finish?
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length of each stick 
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