Question
Neave bought a piece of rope and cut it into 3 pieces. The first piece was 2.3 m longer than the second piece. The third piece was 1.11 m shorter than the first piece.
  1. If the second piece was 11.97 m, find the length of the rope before it was cut.
  2. How much did Neave pay if each metre of the rope was $8?
4 m
(a)

Click button first when a symbol is required. X

(b)

Click button first when a symbol is required. X

Neave bought a piece of rope and cut it into 3 pieces. The first piece was 2.3 m longer than the second piece. The third piece was 1.11 m shorter than the first piece.
  1. If the second piece was 11.97 m, find the length of the rope before it was cut.
  2. How much did Neave pay if each metre of the rope was $8?