SOLUTION: The ratio of the width to the length of a picture frame is 8 to 13. If the width of the frame is 11 inches, what is the length?
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Question 649659: The ratio of the width to the length of a picture frame is 8 to 13. If the width of the frame is 11 inches, what is the length?
Answer by swincher4391(1107) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Think of this as a proportion. Let x be the unknown length.
Cross multiply.
8x = 11*13
8x = 143
x = 17.875 inches
Hopes this helps!
-Devin
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