Question

a 56-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 four times as long as the first piece if x represents the length of the first piece find the length of all three pieces ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

length of 1st piece = x inch

length of 2nd piece = 3x inch

length of 3rd piece = 4x inch

x + 3x + 4x = 56

8x = 56

x = 7

Thus,

length of 1st piece = 7 inch

length of 2nd piece = 3 × 7 = 21 inch

length of 3rd piece = 4 × 7 = 28 inch