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21-02-2017
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a boy purchased a party-length sandwich 53 in. long. He wants to cut it into three pieces so that the middle piece is 6 in. longer than the shortest piece and the shortest piece is 8 in. shorter than the longest piece. How long should the three pieces be?

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wolf1728 wolf1728

21-02-2017

x + 6 + x + 8 + x = 53
3x + 14 = 53
3x = 39
x = 13 and the other 2 pieces are
19 and
21

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