Question

alisha has two planks of wood one of them is 18 m less then 4 times the length of the other one the two planks put together are 22 metres long what is the length (in metres) of the shorter plank? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

5

Step-by-step explanation:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the length of one plank of wood be xm.

Then the length of second plank = 4x-14m

Sum of both planks=26

4x-14+x=26

X=5m

2nd planks length=4x-14

4×5-14

20-14

6m

Length of shorter plank = 5m

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

make 2 eq and subtract them