Homework Help: math

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 8:51pm.

a length of a rope 72 feet long is cut into two lengths the first piece is two times as long as the second piece what are the length of the two pieces

math - George, Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 10:58pm
2x+x=72
3x=72
x=24
2x=48

The two lengths of rope are 24 and 48 inches

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