SOLUTION: Cut a rope 45 ft long into three pieces so that the longest piece will be three times as long as each of the other two of equal lengths. Find the length of each piece.

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Question 1170734: Cut a rope 45 ft long into three pieces so that the longest piece will be three times as long as each of the other two of equal lengths. Find the length of each piece.
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, MathLover1:
Answer by ikleyn(52776)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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    piece 1 + piece 2 + piece 3 = 45  ft


       x    +   x     +   3x    = 45


You do the rest.



Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Cut a rope long into three pieces so that
the longest piece will be times as long as each of the other two and of equal lengths

given: and



=>
=>=>

the length of each piece:
the longest piece is , and the other two each


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