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The Burning Ropes Riddle
measure 45 minutes with two ropes
You have 2 ropes. Each takes exactly 60 minutes to burn from one end to the other, but they burn unevenly: half a rope does not necessarily take 30 minutes. With a lighter, how do you measure exactly 45 minutes?
Source: A classic puzzle, retold by INFINITE SUM and fact-checked against our curated notes
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