A rope is 84 meters long is cut int two pieces so that one piece is 18 meters longer than the other. What is the length of each piece of rope?

Respuesta :

Answer:

33 meters

51 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

84-18= 66

66/2= 33

33+18= 51

Check your answer:

51+33=84

Answer:

Side A= 24 meters Side B= 60 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

divide 84 by 2 (84/2 = 42)

*as of right now both sides are 42 meters*

Side A: subtract 42 by 18 (42-18 = 24)

Side B: add 18 to 42 (18+42 = 60)