Question 152197
Let x be the length of the shorter one, the the length of the longer one is x + 11.
As their total length is 75, we can set up an equation:
x + (x + 11) = 75
Solving for x,we have
2x + 11 = 75
2x = 64
x = 32
So their lengths are 32 and 43 ft respectively.