a 56-inch board is to be cut into three pieces so that the second piece is three times as long as the first piece and the third

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piece is four times as long as the first piece if x represents the length of the first piece find the length of all three pieces

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jeyben [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-31T17:27:54+03:00

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Step-by-step explanation:

length of 1st piece = x inch

length of 2nd piece = 3x inch

length of 3rd piece = 4x inch

x + 3x + 4x = 56

8x = 56

x = 7

Thus,

length of 1st piece = 7 inch

length of 2nd piece = 3 × 7 = 21 inch

length of 3rd piece = 4 × 7 = 28 inch