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17 July, 06:18

If a 32 ft rope is cut into 2 sections with one section 7times as long as the other section how long is the shorter piece?

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  1. 17 July, 06:48
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    If the shorter piece is x then the longer piece is 7x:

    x+7x=32

    8x=32

    x=4

    the shorter piece is 4 ft long
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