David W. answered • 11/07/16
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"x represents the length of first piece" Piece 1 has length x
"second piece is 4 times as long as the first piece " Piece 2 has length 4x
"third piece is 5 times as long as the first piece" Piece 3 has length 5x
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total length 10x
total length = 10x = 50 inches
10x=50
x = 5 [divide both sides by 10]
Piece 1 has length 5 inches
Piece 2 has length 20 inches
Piece 3 has length 25 inches
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total length 50 inches
