SOLUTION: A 60-foot rope is cut into four pieces,with each successive piece twice as long as the previous one. Find the length of the longest piece.
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Question 257127: A 60-foot rope is cut into four pieces,with each successive piece twice as long as the previous one. Find the length of the longest piece.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let be the shortest piece.
The next piece is .
The next piece is and the final piece is .
The longest piece is ft long.
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