Pierre cut the length of an 8 cm wide plank into nine pieces and arranged them as shown in the picture. The centrepiece is a square. How long was the original plank?

Answer: 200cm
Step-by-step explanation:
The center Planck is a square of length 8cm.
The 4 next planks are of 16 cm each
And the next 4 Planks are of 32 cm each.
8 + 4(8×2) + 4(8×4)
8 + 4(16) + 4(32)
8 + 64 + 128
200 cm
Length of the original plank is 200cm