Question

Question #02241

Answer 1

As the ratio of 3 parts is `5:8:12`, let the lengths of 3 parts be `5x" unit",8x" unit" and 12x" unit"`

So

`5x+8x+12x=120`

`=>25x=120`

`=>x=120/25=4.8`

So length of shortest part `=5x=5xx4.8=24` unit