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A rope is at least 21 feet long. You want to cut it into 3 pieces. The second piece is to be twice as long as the first piece,and the third piece is to be one foot longer than the second piece. What is the minimum length of the first piece of rope

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Answer:

the first piece of rope would be 4 feet

Explanation:

4 + 8 + 9 = 21

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