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Devon is going to make 3 shelves for her father. He has a piece of lumber 12 feet long. She wants the top shelf to be half a foot shorter than the middle shelf, and the bottom shelf to be half a foot shorter than twice the length of the top shelf. How long will each shelf be if she uses the entire 12 feet of wood?
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oobleck
If the top shelf has length x, then
x + (x + 1/2) + (2x - 1/2) = 12
4 years ago

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