Question

a 6.5 m long rope is cut into 2 pieces. one piece is twice as long as the other. find the length of the longer piece

Answer 1

let the two parts be x and (6.5-x)
x=2(6.5-x)
x=13-2x
3x=13
x=4.33
the other part will be (6.5-4.3)
2.2
length of longer piece is 4.33

Answer 2

Answer:

a 6.5 m long rope is cut into 2 pieces. one piece is twice as long as the other. find the length of the longer piece