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A pipe is at least 21 feet long and 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 1 foot longer than the second piece. What is
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A pipe is at least 21 feet long and 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 1 foot longer than the second piece. What is the minimum length of the first piece?

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the minimum length of the first piece is 4 feet

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