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Question 1159917: A 40​-inch board is to be cut into three pieces so that the second piece is 3 times as long as the first piece and the third piece is 4 times as long as the first piece. If x represents the length of the first​ piece, find the lengths of all three pieces.
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first piece            x
second piece          3x
third piece           4x
original board        40

x%2B3x%2B4x=40
First piece is 5 inches.
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