An 8-inch long submarine sandwich is cut into 2 pieces whose lengths are in the ratio of 7 to 5. how long is the shorter piece? show your work

Ok so since the ratio is 7:5 that means you have an 8'' sandwich with 12 (7+5) separate units. imagine drawing the sandwich and dividing it into 12 sections.

so 8/12= .6666666 (thats the length of 1 unit)
now take .6666666 x 7 units = 4.6666666 inches '' (thats the bigger half)now take .6666666 x 5 units = 3.333333333 inches (thats the shorter half)

you'll notice that 4.66666666'' + 3.3333333" = 8''

Dbc if u do the math and stuff that what i got let me know if i was wrong

The question is kind of confusing. if it's asking how many variations of answers can you give. then do 4^5 for your answer.this would be something like the first question could be a and the 2nd c or first b next c etc. if you can, ask the teacher for a better confirmation of what it's asking. if i'm assuming correctly what it's asking, it's 625 different variations.