The exact number is 8,784 toffees but if you want me to estimate to the nearest tens then it would be 8,780
<span>△RST is a right triangle because RS¯¯ is perpendicular to RT¯¯ .</span>
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
Let be "s" the length in meters of the short piece and "l" the lenght in meters of the long piece.
Set up a system of equations:

Apply the Substitution Method to solve the system. Substitute the second equation into the first equation and solve for "l":

Susbstitute the value of "l" into the second equation in order to find the value of "s". This is:
