Question
Harry bought a piece of ribbon and cut it into 3 pieces. The second piece was 2.3 m longer than the third piece. The first piece was 3.01 m shorter than the second piece.
  1. If the third piece was 10.11 m, find the length of the ribbon before it was cut.
  2. How much did Harry pay if each metre of the ribbon was $10?
4 m
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Harry bought a piece of ribbon and cut it into 3 pieces. The second piece was 2.3 m longer than the third piece. The first piece was 3.01 m shorter than the second piece.
  1. If the third piece was 10.11 m, find the length of the ribbon before it was cut.
  2. How much did Harry pay if each metre of the ribbon was $10?