SOLUTION: Cut a board 20ft into three pieces so that the longest piece will be three times as long as each of the other two equal lengths. find the length of each piece.
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Question 1054119: Cut a board 20ft into three pieces so that the longest piece will be three times as long as each of the other two equal lengths. find the length of each piece. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Cut a board 20ft into three pieces so that the longest piece will be three times as long as each of the other two equal lengths. find the length of each piece.
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1st:: x
2nd:: x
longest:: 3x
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Equation:
x + x + 3x = 20 ft
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5x = 20 ft
x = 4 ft (1st = 2nd = 4 ft)
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longest = 3x = 12 ft.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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