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Nagaraj has a party length sandwich that is 56 inches long and is to be cut into three pieces. The middle piece will be 6 inches longer than the shortest piece, and the shortest piece will be 8 inches shorter than the longest piece. How long will the pieces be?

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X shortest piece
X+6 middle piece
X+8 longest piece
Add them
3x+14=56
3x=42
X=42/3=14
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