a piece of rope 33ft long, cut into two pieces so that one piece is half the length of the other, how long is each piece of rope?

Respuesta :

Shorter piece = x
Longer piece = 2x

x + 2x = 33

3x = 33

x = 11 feet

2x = 11 × 2

2x = 22 feet

So one piece will be 11 feet and the other will be 22 feet.

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