A 6 meter rope is cut into four pieces with each piece twice as long as the previous one. How long is the longest piece?
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let the length of first cut be x
according to the question
x+2x+4x+8x=6
15x=6
x=6/15
x=0.40m
longest piece will be 8x
8×0.40=3.2m
according to the question
x+2x+4x+8x=6
15x=6
x=6/15
x=0.40m
longest piece will be 8x
8×0.40=3.2m
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x + 2x+ 4x + 8x = 6
x = 6/15
x= 2/5m
so , longest piece = 8x
8× 2/5= 16/5
= 3.2 m
x = 6/15
x= 2/5m
so , longest piece = 8x
8× 2/5= 16/5
= 3.2 m
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