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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