SOLUTION: The ancient Greeks thought that the most pleasing shape for a rectangle was one for which the ratio of length to width was 8 to 5. If the length of a rectangular painting is 20 inc
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Question 1164272: The ancient Greeks thought that the most pleasing shape for a rectangle was one for which the ratio of length to width was 8 to 5. If the length of a rectangular painting is 20 inches, determine the width of the painting
Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, ikleyn:
Answer by greenestamps(13198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Cross multiply -- that is, multiply everything by the least common denominator.
I'll let you do the last calculation....
Answer by ikleyn(52776) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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