A 40 inch board is to be cut into three pieces so that the second price is 4times as long as the first piece and the third piece
is 5 times as long as the first piece find the length of all three pieces
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
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Let the first piece be x
Let the second piece 4x
Let the third piece = 5x
Total length = 40 inches.
Equation
x + 4x + 5x = 40 Combine
Solution
10x = 40 Divide by 10
10x/10 = 40/10
x = 4
Answer
The smallest piece (x) = 4
The middle piece 4x = 4*4 = 16
The largest piece 5x= 5 * 4 = 20
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