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A piece of rope 60 meters long is cut into two
pieces so that the longer piece is twice the
length of the shorter. How long are the two
pieces?

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jcherry99

Answer:

short piece = 20

Longer piece = 40

Step-by-step explanation:

Comment

Let the shorter piece be x

Then the longer piece is 2x

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The rope is 60 meters long

Equation

x + 2x = 60 meters               Combine like terms

Solution

3x = 60                                  Divide by 3

3x/3=60/3

x = 20