Burning Rope Problem 45 Minutes

You have two ropes and a lighter.

Burning rope problem 45 minutes.

Light up three out of four ends of the two wires. You have two ropes coated in an oil to help them burn. Each takes exactly 60 minutes to burn. Light the other end of rope b.

It will burn up in 15 minutes. Burning rope puzzle measure 45 minutes. You have two ropes that each take an hour to burn but burn at inconsistent rates. This burning rope problem is a classic logic puzzle.

Burn rope 1 from both end and at same time burn rope 2 from one end. You have two ropes. It will burn up in 15 minutes. This burning rope problem is a classic logic puzzle.

Total time elapsed since starting the ropes on fire. They are made of different material so even though they take the same amount of time to burn they burn at separate rates. In addition each rope burns inconsistently. Each rope burns in 60 minutes.

He will burn one of the rope at both the ends and the second rope at one end. How can you measure a period of 45 minutes. Each takes exactly 60 minutes to burn. Each rope has the following property.

You can light one or both ropes at one or both ends at the same time. You have two ropes that each take an hour to burn but burn at inconsistent rates. You have 2 ropes. Each rope burns in 60 minutes.

How can he measure 45 mins using only these two ropes. How do you measure out exactly 45 minutes. If you light one end of the rope it will take one hour to burn to the other end. Light the other end of rope b.

After 30 minutes rope a will be completely burned up and there will be 30 minutes of rope b left. Each rope will take exactly 1 hour to burn all the way through. How can you measure 45 minutes. They don t necessarily burn at a uniform rate.

They are made of different material so even though they take the same amount of time to burn they burn at separate rates. After 30 minutes rope a will be completely burned up and there will be 30 minutes of rope b left. However the ropes do not burn at constant rates there are spots. When rope 1 finishes burning it will be exactly 30 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. A logic brain teaser. Total time elapsed since starting. Light both ends of rope a and one end of rope b.