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  1. 03-23-2011, 04:28 PM #7
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    Take rope 1. Lighting it at both ends means that it would take 30 minutes for it to completely burn away. So light rope 1 at both ends and rope 2 at 1 end.

    After 30 minutes have elapsed, rope 1 is completely burned through. Rope 2 has 30 minutes of burning remaining, since you know it takes an hour to fully burn.

    Light the other end of rope 2 now, and it will take 15 minutes to finish burning since now it's burning from both ends.
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