SOLUTION: A 36-foot pipe is divided into three pieces. One piece is twice as long the shortest piece, and the third piece is 1 foot longer than four times the shortest piece. Find the Length

Question 345459: A 36-foot pipe is divided into three pieces. One piece is twice as long the shortest piece, and the third piece is 1 foot longer than four times the shortest piece. Find the Length of the shortest piece.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = length of shortest piece
given:

The shortest piece is 5 ft long
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