Question

WILL MARK BRAINLIEST AND 35 POINTS!
A 85 inch board is cut into 2 pieces, one piece is 4 times the length of the other; find the length of the shorter piece.

Answer 1

Answer:

17 inch

Step-by-step explanation:

if one piece is 4 times the other (let's call it 4x) then it will be 5x

divide 85 by 5 to find the value of x

Answer 2

Answer:

The length of the shorter piece is 10.625

Step-by-step explanation: