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Question

A 35-inch board is to be cut into three pieces so that the second piece is twice as long as the first peice and the third piece is 4 times as long as the first piece. If x represents the lengh of the first piece, find the lenghts for all three piece

 

The first piece is _____ inches long

The secong piece is ____ inches long 

THe third piece is _____ inches long 

Answer 1

x=length of the first piece

2x=length of the second piece

4x=length of the third piece

put together the three pieces total 35 inches

x+2x+4x=35

7x=35

x=35/7

x=5 inches (1st piece)

2x=10 inches (2nd piece)

4x=20 inches (3rd piece)