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Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

A wire of length 95 m95\text{ m} is cut into three pieces such that the length of each piece is 50%50\% greater than the previous piece. What is the length of the largest piece?

(A) 36 m36\text{ m} (B) 42 m42\text{ m} (C) 45 m45\text{ m} (D) 46 m46\text{ m} (E) 48 m48\text{ m}

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