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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.
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\n" ); document.write( "L = longest piece, etc
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\n" ); document.write( "L = 3M ---> M = L/3
\n" ); document.write( "S = L - 23
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\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
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\n" ); document.write( "M = 9
\n" ); document.write( "S = 4
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