Question

A board is 29ft long. The second piece is 4 times longer than the first. The third piece is 3 times longer than the second. What is the length of all pieces.

Answer 1

Length of first piece = 1.7058823 ft

Length of second piece = 4(1.7058823) = 6.82352941 ft

Length of third piece = 12(1.7058823) = 20.47058823 ft

Explanation:

As given, Total length of the board = 29 ft

Let the board is divided into 3 pieces

Suppose that the length of first piece = x ft

As given, the second piece is 4 times longer than the first

⇒Length of second piece = 4x ft

Also given, the third piece is 3 times longer than the second.

⇒Length of third piece = 3(4x) = 12x ft

Now,

As total length of board = 29

⇒ x + 4x + 12x = 29

⇒ 17x = 29

⇒ x =
`(29)/(17)` = 1.7058823 ft

∴ we get

Length of first piece = 1.7058823 ft

Length of second piece = 4(1.7058823) = 6.82352941 ft

Length of third piece = 12(1.7058823) = 20.47058823 ft