Question

A boy purchased​ (bought) a​ party-length sandwich 51 in. long. He wants to cut it into three pieces so that the middle piece is 6 in. longer than the shortest piece and the shortest piece is 9 in. shorter than the longest piece. How long should the three pieces​ be?
The shortest piece has a length of ______ in.
Middle piece has a length of _______ in.
Longest piece has a length of ______ in.

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

we have a 51 in sandwich

let a piece be x

we have x= shorter piece

another piece is x+6

another piece (x+6)-9=x-3

x+x+6+x-3=51

3x=51-3

3x=48

x=48/3=16

x=16, longer piece is 16+6=22, shorter piece =10