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Answer:
14 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
The ratio of lengths is ...
shortest : longest = (2/3) : 1 = 2 : 3
Then the ratio of the shortest to the total is ...
shortest : (shortest +longest) = 2 : (2 +3) = 2/5
The shortest piece length is ...
(2/5)×(35 ft) = 14 ft
The shorter piece of the board is 14 ft long.
Hint : They are a all common factors of 5
You divide each of them by 5 then add them all together then you will get your answer.
Good luck!
the first one is m, the second one is 5
x+4x = 60
5x=60
x=12
4x=48
answers are 12 and 48
