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) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let A be the shortest piece.
The next piece is 2A.
The next piece is 4A and the final piece is 8A.
A%2B2A%2B4A%2B8A=60
15A=60
A=4
The longest piece is 8A=32 ft long.