document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=838882>Question 838882</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 16inch board is to be cut into 3 peices so that the second peice is twice as long as the first peice and the third peice is 5 times as long as the first peice, find the lengths of all three peices. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose the first piece has length x in. Then the second piece has length 2x and the third piece has length 5x. 5x + 2x + x = 16 --> 8x = 16 --> x = 2, so the lengths are 2 in, 4 in, and 10 in. </SPAN>\n" );
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