Kayla had a $14$-foot rope that she cut into three pieces. Now two of the pieces are the same length, and the third piece is $2$ feet long.  

1. Copy Kayla’s diagram below onto your paper and write an equation that represents the situation. Be sure to remember to define your variable.

   Hint (a):

   Equation: $2x + 2 = 14$
   ($x$ = unknown length of the first and second pieces)