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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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Let middle piece's length be M
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\n" ); document.write( "We then get: M + 3M + 3M - 23 = 40
\n" ); document.write( "7M = 63
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