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What is the answer to this 32 inch board is to be cut into three pieces so that the second piece is 3 times as long as the first piece and the third piece is 4 times as long as the first piece?
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Let 1st piece be length x
2nd piece is 3x
3rd piece is 4x
x + 3x + 4x = 32
8x = 32
x = 4 = 1st piece lenght
3x = 12 = 2nd piece
4x = 16 = 3rd piece
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