A ten foot long board is cut into 3 pieces. The second piece is half as long as the first. The third piece is 4 1/2 feet longer than the second piece. How long is the first piece?
Accepted Solution
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say "a" is the length of the first piece, we'll first off, change the mixed fraction to "improper" and add the pieces, keeping in mind that, all 3 pieces add up to 10 feet.