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A 16-inch board is to be cut into three pieces so that the second piece is twice as long as the first plece and the third piece is 5 times as long as the first piece. If x

represents the length of the first piece, find the lengths of all three pieces.
What is the length of the first piece?

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if the pieces are longer than each other then

x=5x+2x will be equal 7x

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