Solve using the five-step method. A plumber has a 9 -ft piece of copper pipe that has to be cut into three pieces. The longest piece will be $4 \mathrm{ft}$ longer than the shortest piece. The medium-sized piece will be three times the length of the shortest. Find the length of each piece of pipe.
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