A rope 84 meters long was cut into two parts, one of which is 3 times longer than the other. Find the length of each piece.

univerkov | December 6, 2020 | education

Take the length of the short part as x.
Then the second (long) part is 3x.
Let’s make the equation:
x + 3x = 84m (the entire length of the rope)
4x = 84m
x = 21m (length of the short part)
length of the long part = 3x = 21m * 3 = 63m
Answer: 21m and 63m

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