A 45cm ribbon is cut so that the lengths are in the ratio of 4:5. Find the length of the longer section.

Answer 1

The length of the longer section is 54 cm.

Answer 2

45 / 9 = 5
short = 4 * 5 = 20
long = 5 * 5 = 25

dear bot, the longer section could not be longer than the entire ribbon.