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A board 25 3/7 in long must be cut into three pieces of equal length. Find the length of each piece. Express your answer as a simplified fraction or mixed number

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In order to determine the length of each piece, first write the given mixed number as a fraction:


25(3)/(7)=(25\cdot7+1\cdot3)/(7)=(178)/(7)

Next, divide the previous result by 3:


((178)/(7))/((3)/(1))=(178)/(21)

Hence, the length of each piece is 178/21

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