a boy purchased (bought) a party length sandwich 62 in. long he wants to cut into three pieces so that the middle piece is 6 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?

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Add them and see them equal to 61 inches.
3x+13=61
3x=48; x=16 inches
the pieces are 16,21,and 24 inches, and they add to 61 inches.
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