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OpenStudy (pphalke):

A 36 inch board is to be cut into three pieces so that the second piece is three times 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..

OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

|dw:1460913144391:dw| So \(\large L + 3L + 5L = 36\) Solve for L

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