Question

A piece of rope 60 meters long is cut into two

pieces so that the longer piece is twice the
length of the shorter. How long are the two
pieces?

Answer 1

short piece = 20

Longer piece = 40

Explanation:

Comment

Let the shorter piece be x

Then the longer piece is 2x

Givens

The rope is 60 meters long

Equation

x + 2x = 60 meters Combine like terms

Solution

3x = 60 Divide by 3

3x/3=60/3

x = 20