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A 48​-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 5 times as long as the first piece. If x represents the length of the first​ piece, find the lengths of all three pieces. The first piece is ? inches long. The second piece is ? inches long. The third piece is ? inches long.

User Mandaleeka
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Answer:

6 inch, 12 inch, 30 inch

Explanation:

x + 2x + 5x = 48

8x = 48

x = 6

6 x 2 = 12

6 x 5 = 30

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