Each rope burns in 60 minutes.
Burning rope problem 45 minutes.
If you light one end of the rope it will take one hour to burn to the other end.
A logic brain teaser.
They are made of different material so even though they take the same amount of time to burn they burn at separate rates.
Each rope has the following property.
He actually wants to measure 45 mins.
How can you measure 45 minutes.
This burning rope problem is a classic logic puzzle.
You have two ropes that each take an hour to burn but burn at inconsistent rates.
Each rope will take exactly 1 hour to burn all the way through.
How can he measure 45 mins using only these two ropes.
Each takes exactly 60 minutes to burn.
Light the other end of rope b.
You have 2 ropes.
In addition each rope burns inconsistently.
Total time elapsed since starting.
You can light one or both ropes at one or both ends at the same time.
Burning rope puzzle measure 45 minutes.
You have two ropes coated in an oil to help them burn.
After 30 minutes rope a will be completely burned up and there will be 30 minutes of rope b left.
How can you measure 45 minutes.
You have two ropes that each take an hour to burn but burn at inconsistent rates.
Light the other end of rope b.
Total time elapsed since starting the ropes on fire.
Burn rope 1 from both end and at same time burn rope 2 from one end.
Light both ends of rope a and one end of rope b.
He will burn one of the rope at both the ends and the second rope at one end.
It will burn up in 15 minutes.
How can you measure a period of 45 minutes.
He can t cut the one rope in half because the ropes are non homogeneous and he can t be sure how long it will burn.
Light up three out of four ends of the two wires.
How do you measure out exactly 45 minutes.
However the ropes do not burn at constant rates there are spots.
This burning rope problem is a classic logic puzzle.
After 30 minutes rope a will be completely burned up and there will be 30 minutes of rope b left.
They are made of different material so even though they take the same amount of time to burn they burn at separate rates.
Each rope burns in 60 minutes.
It will burn up in 15 minutes.
They don t necessarily burn at a uniform rate.
You have two ropes.
When rope 1 finishes burning it will be exactly 30 minutes.