Tyler cut 40 1/8 inch board into 3 pieces of equal length. he then cut 3 3/4 iches off of each piece to make smaller boards. what is the length of each smaller boards?

Step-by-step explanation:

The original board is 40 1/8 inch and it is cut in 3 pieces of equal length:

New boards =

And now he cuts again 3 3/4 inches off of each one of the new boards (substracts)

step-by-step explanation:

first, eliminate the parenthesis:

3

x

+

2

−

4

x

second, group like terms:

3

x

−

4

x

+

2

third, combine like terms:

(

3

−

4

)

x

+

2

→

−

1

x

+

2

→

−

x

+

2

answer: what are the answer choices?

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