document.write( "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. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #189256 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"A\"$ be the shortest piece.
\n" ); document.write( "The next piece is $\"2A\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "The next piece is $\"4A\"$ and the final piece is $\"8A\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A%2B2A%2B4A%2B8A=60\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"15A=60\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The longest piece is $\"8A=32\"$ ft long. \n" ); document.write( "

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