Question

A rope is 66 feet long. It is cut into two pieces such that one piece is half the length of the other. What is the length of the longer piece of rope?

22 feet
26 feet
33 feet
44 feet

Answer 1

44 feet

Explanation:

66-22=44 <-- longer than long rope (not possible)

66-26=40 <-- good for long rope, but not half (not possible)

66-33= 33 <-- same length as other rope/no whole half of 33 (not possible)

66-44=22 <-- is longer than other rope and other rope is half of 44 (CORRECT ANSWER!!)

The length of the longer piece of rope is 44 feet.