SOLUTION: A 40-inch board is to be cut into three pieces so that the second piece is twice as long as the first piece, and the third piece is 5 times as long as the first piece. If x represe

Question 1020568: A 40-inch board is to be cut into three pieces so that the second piece is twice as long as the first piece, and the third piece is 5 times as long as the first piece. If x represents the length of the first piece, find the lengths of all three pieces.
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi there,
Make the first piece = 'x'
Second piece = 2x
Third piece = 5x
x + 2x + 5x = 40
8x = 40
x = 40/8
x = 5
First piece = 5 inches
Second piece = 10 inches
Third piece = 25 inches.
Hope this helps :-)
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