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To calculate: The length of each piece.
Answer to Problem 21P
The length of each piece from shortest to longest is
Explanation of Solution
Given information: A board ten feet long is cut into three pieces. One piece is one foot longer than the shortest piece and two feet shorter than the longest piece.
Calculation:
Let the length of the piece which is neither shortest nor longest be
Length of shortest piece
Length of longest piece
Total length of board
Length of one piece
Length of shortest piece
Length of longest piece
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