document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=883062>Question 883062</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 40 inch board is to be cut into 3 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.  So I did:  40= x+2x+5x - 40=8x - (40/8=5)  x=5?  I don't know if that is correct. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #533301 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=algebrapro18><B>algebrapro18(249)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=algebrapro18><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=533301\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well if we let the length of the first piece be x then the second piece would be 2x and the third piece would be 5x.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So adding all the pieces together we get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+2x+x = 40<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now simplify and solve for x:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+2x+x = 40 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we know the shortest side is 5 inches.  Plugging that into the other two sides we get side to being 10 inches(2*5) and the third side is 25 inches(5*5).  So you had it right! </SPAN>\n" );
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