SOLUTION: A sandwich is served on a bun of 18 inches long. Jenny, Demi, and Sarah buy one these sandwiches and take it back to their room. Since they have a different appetites, Jenny cu

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Question 754950: A sandwich is served on a bun of 18 inches long.
Jenny, Demi, and Sarah buy one these sandwiches and take it back to their room.
Since they have a different appetites, Jenny cuts the sandwich in such a way that Demi gets half of what Jenny gets and Sarah gets three-fourths of what Jenny gets.
Find the length of each person's sandwich.
Thanks.
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the measure of the largest piece. Then one of the other pieces is and the other piece is . The three pieces add up to 18 inches, so:



Solve for , then calculate and

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