Question

A line segment is 48 cm long . Divide it into two parts in the ratio 5:7 . Find the length of each part.

Answer 1

Answer:

The length of 2 parts of the line segment is 20cm and 28cm.

Step-by-step explanation:

Total length of line segment= 48cm

This line segment is divided into 2 parts in the ratio 5:7

Let 5x be the length of one line segment and 7x be the length of the other side.

5x+7x=48

12x=48

x=48/12

x=4cm

Thus,

Length of line segment= 5x= 5*4= 20cm

Length of other line segment= 7x= 7*4= 28cm