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a 21​-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 44 times as long as the first piece. If x represents the length of the
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a 21​-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 44 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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The first board is approximately 0.45 the second board is approximately 0.9 and the third board is approximately 19.8

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