Question

A wood board 59 inches long is cut into three parts. The first part is twice the

length of the second part. The third part is 5 less than the second part. How long
are the three parts?

Answer 1

first part is 32 inches, second part is 16 inches, third part is 11 inches.

Explanation:

2x + x + x - 5 = 59

4x + 64

x = 16.

we can then plug 16 in first parts expression, 2x, for 32. second part is just x so 16. 3rd part is 5 less, x-5, so 11.