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A rope is 54 inches long and must be cut into two pieces, where one piece is twice as long as the other. What are the lengths of the two pieces? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A rope is 54 inches long and must be cut into two pieces, where one piece is twice as long as the other. What are the lengths of the two pieces?
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L = length of short piece
2L = longer piece
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L + 2L = 54
