John cuts a 19 in. rope into 3 pieces. The first piece is 4 in shorter than the second. The third is 2 less than three times the second. What is the length of the shortest piece?
13. The first piece is one inch, the second is 5 inches, and the third is thirteen. One plus four is five, and five times three is fifteen. Fifteen minus two is 13, and 1+5+13=19
