SOLUTION: A flag has a ratio of the length to width of 5:2,
If the flag is 100cm long, how many centimetres wide will it be?
What would the area of this flag be in centimetres squared?
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Question 778805: A flag has a ratio of the length to width of 5:2,
If the flag is 100cm long, how many centimetres wide will it be?
What would the area of this flag be in centimetres squared?
Answer by psbhowmick(878) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the width of the flag be w cm.
Therefore, the ratio of length is to width is given by
i.e.
Length = 100 cm, width = 40 cm
Area = 100 x 40 = 4000 sq cm.
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