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A 17 inch piece of steel is cut into three pieces so that the second piece is twice as long as the first piece and the third piece is three inches more than four times the length of the first piece

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Q: A 12 foot rope is cut into two pieces so that one piece is 3 feet less than twice the length of the other piece how long is each piece?
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