Question

A piece of rope 20 feet long is cut from a longer piece that is at least 32 feet long. The remainder is cut into four pieces of equal length. Describe the length of each of the four pieces

Answer 1

Answer:

smaller pieces must be larger than 3 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

x is the longer piece

x>32

x-20>12

12/4=3

smaller pieces resembled as y

y>3

Answer 2

Answer:

each piece is four feet

Step-by-step explanation:

32-20=12

12/4=4