Question
David bought a piece of streamer and cut it into 3 pieces. The third piece was 2.1 m longer than the second piece. The first piece was 1.26 m shorter than the third piece.
  1. If the second piece was 12.57 m, find the length of the streamer before it was cut.
  2. How much did David pay if each metre of the streamer was $2?
4 m
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David bought a piece of streamer and cut it into 3 pieces. The third piece was 2.1 m longer than the second piece. The first piece was 1.26 m shorter than the third piece.
  1. If the second piece was 12.57 m, find the length of the streamer before it was cut.
  2. How much did David pay if each metre of the streamer was $2?