document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1020568>Question 1020568</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Make the first piece = 'x'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second piece = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Third piece = 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2x + 5x = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 40/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First piece = 5 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second piece = 10 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Third piece = 25 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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