SOLUTION: state flag is rectangular and has a width to length ratio of 2:3. if width is 28 inches, how do you find the length. Please help. I have been struggling with this for 2 hours. Th

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Question 287097: state flag is rectangular and has a width to length ratio of 2:3.
if width is 28 inches, how do you find the length. Please help. I have
been struggling with this for 2 hours. Thanks

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the width =
Let the length =
given:

in
so,

Multiply both sides by


The length is 42 in
Notice that the length is greater than the width, which is usually assumed

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