Question

a boy purchased a party-length sandwich 53 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 8 in. shorter than the longest piece. How long should the three pieces be?

Answer 1

x + 6 + x + 8 + x = 53
3x + 14 = 53
3x = 39
x = 13 and the other 2 pieces are
19 and
21