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A piece of rope 6.54 metres long is cut into two pieces. One piece is twice as long as the other. What is the length of the longest piece?

A piece of rope 6.54 metres long is cut into two pieces. One piece is twice as long as the other. What is the length of the longest piece?
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A piece of rope 6.54 metres long is cut

into two pieces. One piece is twice as
long as the other. What is the length of
the longest piece?

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User Townie
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X=shorter piece of rope
2X=longest piece of rope
X+2X=6.54 m
3X=6.54 m
X=6.54/3
X=2.18 m

Shorter piece is 2.18 m long
Longest piece is 2•2.18=4.36 m long
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