Question

A length of rope is 144cm. The scout leader cut the rope into 3 pieces. One piece is twice as long as the shortest piece. The other piece is three times as long as the shortest piece.
mathhelper
shortest piece --- x
one piece ----- 2x
the other piece --- 3x

x + 2x + 3x = 144

solve for x
Wiguens
24+48+72