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Algebra.Com's Answer #826825 by MathTherapy(10552)![]() ![]() 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( " Let middle piece's length be M\n" ); document.write( " |