Question

A boy purchased​ (bought) a​ party-length sandwich 55 in. long. He wants to cut it into three pieces so that the middle piece is 5 in. longer than the shortest piece and the shortest piece is 8 in. shorter than the longest piece. How long should the three pieces​ be?

Shortest piece has a length of _____ in.
Middle piece has a length of ___ in
Longest piece has a length of ____ in.

Answer 1

Answer:

the shortest piece has a length of 8 in, the middle piece would have a length of 60 longest would be 63

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