Missy Lee Bankhead

Question

A 31-inch piece of steel is cut into three pieces so that the second piece is twice as long as the first piece, and the third piece is one inch more than seven times the length of the first piece. Find the lengths of the pieces.

Answer 1

x represents the length of the first piece

2x represents the length of the second piece

7x + 1 represents the length of the third piece

x + 2x + 7x + 1 = 31

Can you solve for x and answer?