The ratio of the side lengths of a quadrilateral is 2:6:8:14, and its perimeter is 298 m. What is the length of the shortest side to the nearest tenth of a meter?

Answer 1

From the problem, we can set up an equation as follows:

2x + 6x + 8x + 14x = 298

To find the shortest side, solve for x first and then substitute it back into 2x!