A 40 meters rope was cut into 2 parts in the ratio of 2:3. How long is the shorter part?
The rope was cut into 2 + 3 = <T>add(2, 3)=5 parts.
So each part is 40/5 = <T>divide(40, 5)=8.0 meters long.
Since the shorter part is consists of 2 parts, then it is 8 x 2 = <T>multiply(8, 2)=16 meters long.
