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Algebra.Com's Answer #826747 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A piece of pipe is 40 in. long. It is cut into three pieces. The longest piece is 3 times as long as the middle-sized piece, and the shortest piece is 23 in. shorter than the longest piece. Find the lengths of the three pieces of pipe. \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( "L = longest piece, etc \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "L = 3M ---> M = L/3 \n" ); document.write( "S = L - 23 \n" ); document.write( "================ \n" ); document.write( "L + M + S = 40 \n" ); document.write( "L + L/3 + (L-23) = 40 \n" ); document.write( "2L + L/3 = 63 \n" ); document.write( "6L + L = 189 \n" ); document.write( "L = 27 \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "M = 9 \n" ); document.write( "S = 4 \n" ); document.write( " |