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Sal cuts a piece of yarn into 3 equal lengths. He cuts 5 inches off one piece leaving 4 inches. What was the length of the yarn
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Sal cuts a piece of yarn into 3 equal lengths. He cuts 5 inches off one piece leaving 4 inches. What was the length of the yarn

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Each of the pieces would be 9in because 5+4=9. Then if you add the 3 pieces(so 9+9+9 or 9x3) that means the original length of the price of yarn was 27in.
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