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 597012: 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 josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the length of the pieces that are equal.
given:
The lengths are: 14 m, 14 m , and 22 m
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