SOLUTION: A 24-foot piece of siding is cut into three pieces so that the second piece is twice as long as the first piece and the third piece is three times as long as the first piece. If
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Question 1151893: A 24-foot piece of siding is cut into three pieces so that the second piece is twice as long as the first piece and the third piece is three 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 MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if first piece is , and the second piece is twice as long as the first piece and the third piece is three times as long as the first piece,
three pieces will be: ,,
then
first piece= ft
second piece= ft
third piece= ft
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