A 56cm ribbon is cut so that the lengths are in the ratio of 3:4. Find the length of the shorter section.
2 answers
The length of the shorter section is 42 cm.
Nonsense answered
3 x + 4 x = 56
x = 56/7 = 8
3 x = 24
3 x + 4 x = 56
x = 56/7 = 8
3 x = 24