Jamilla has a piece of ribbon that is 48.5 centimeters long. For her scrapbook, she cuts it into three pieces so the second piece is 3 times as long as the first, and the third piece is twice as long as the second piece. What are the lengths of the 3 pieces?

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Sophie Peters

Mathematics

16 June, 06:51

Jamilla has a piece of ribbon that is 48.5 centimeters long. For her scrapbook, she cuts it into three pieces so the second piece is 3 times as long as the first, and the third piece is twice as long as the second piece. What are the lengths of the 3 pieces?

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Pacheco · Answer 1

The first is x

the 2nd is 3 times the first or 3x

the third is 2 times long as the 2nd piece or 2 (3x) or 6x

total length=1st piece+2nd piece+3rd piece

48.5=x+3x+6x

48.5=10x

divide by 10

4.85=x

3x=14.55

6x=29.1

the 3 pieces are 4.85cm, 14.55cm and 29.1cm