Devon is going to make 3 shelves for her father.  She has a piece of wood 12 meters long.  She wants the top shelf to be half a meter shorter than the middle shelf, and the bottom shelf to be half a meter shorter than twice the length of the top shelf.  How long will each shelf be if she uses the entire 12 meters of wood?

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Devon is going to make 3 shelves for her father. 

She has a piece of wood 12 meters long. 

She wants the top shelf to be half a meter shorter than the middle shelf, and the bottom shelf to be half a meter shorter than twice the length of the top shelf. 

How long will each shelf be if she uses the entire 12 meters of wood?

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