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A 60 inch board is to be cut into three peices so that the second peice is four times as long as the first peice and the third p

eice is 5 times as long as the first peice. If x represents the length of the first peice find the lengths of all three peices

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Lostsunrise [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

The first piece is 6 inches, the second piece is 24 inches, and the third piece is 30 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the second piece is 4 times longer than the first one, it will be represented by 4x.

The third piece is 5 times as long as the first one, so it will be represented by 5x.

Create an equation adding up the 3 x values up to 60:

x + 4x + 5x = 60

Add like terms and solve for x:

10x = 60

x = 6

So, the first piece is 6 inches.

Then, plug in 6 for x to find the lengths of the second and third pieces.

4x

4(6)

= 24

The second piece is 24 inches

5x

5(6)

= 30

The third piece is 30 inches

So, the first piece is 6 inches, the second piece is 24 inches, and the third piece is 30 inches

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