SOLUTION: a fabric store worker has a 57 yard bolt of cloth which is to be cut into three lengths. The length of the second piece is 5 yards shorter than twice the lenght of the first. The
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Question 85792: a fabric store worker has a 57 yard bolt of cloth which is to be cut into three lengths. The length of the second piece is 5 yards shorter than twice the lenght of the first. The length of the third piece is 2 yards longer than twice the length of the first. Find the length of each piece.
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