If a 54 ft rope is cut into two sections with one section 8 times as long as the other section, how long is the shorter piece?

let x be the longer part and y be the shorter part

x+y= 54

x=8y

8y+y=54

9y=54

y=6

x=48

so the shorter part is 6ft

stew reads at the fastest rate of 265 words per minute.

step-by-step explanation:

it's a given that felicia reads at 260 word per minute and on connie's graph we can see that she reads 200 words per minute. since stew's table tells us that he read 795 in 3 minutes, we can divide 795 by 3 to find out how many words he reads per minute.

795/3 = 265

stew reads 265 words per minute - he reads at the fastest rate since felecia reads at 260 words per minute and connie reads at 200 words per minute.

stew (265) > felecia (260) > connie (200)

what is the original number? you forgot to add it.