SOLUTION: How could you cut a 50-meter rope into three pieces-two of the same length and the third, 8 meters longer than the other two?

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Question 1195360: How could you cut a 50-meter rope into three pieces-two of the same length and the third, 8 meters longer than the other two?
Answer by ikleyn(52787) About Me  (Show Source):
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%2850-8%29%2F3 = 42%2F3 = 14.


Two pieces of 14 meters long and third piece of 14 + 8 = 22 meters long.    ANSWER

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