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A 35-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 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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5 inch - first board

10 inch - second board

20 inch - third board

Step-by-step explanation:

x = first board

board two = 2x

board three =4x

x+2x+4X=35

7x=35

x=5 inch - first board

10 inch - second board

20 inch - third board

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