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23 August, 03:01

Vincent has cut three pieces of rope to complete a science project. two pieces are of equal length. the third piece is one-quarter the length of each of the others. he cut the three pieces from a rope 54 meters long without any rope left over. find the number of meters in each piece.

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  1. 23 August, 06:54
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    Let the length of the 2 equal pieces be x m. Then the length of the third piece = 0.25x m.

    So we have the equation:-

    2x + 0.25x = 54

    x = 54 / 2.25 = 24

    So the length of the 3 pieces are 24,24 and 6 meters.
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