document.write( "Question 247752: Please help me with this problem....
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document.write( "There is two rectangles that are similar.
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document.write( "Rectangle C is 3cm in legnth and the width is 5cm.\r
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document.write( "Rectangle D is 20 cm in legnth, and 12 cm in width.
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document.write( "I got the areas of both rectangles.\r
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document.write( "And my particular question asks for the ratio of Rectangle C to Rectangle D.
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document.write( "It provides the answer of 1:4 but, how do I get the answer?
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document.write( "Please tell me how to get the ratio of rectangle C to rectangle D. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #180621 by Stitch(470)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Always take the longer dimension as your length and the smaller one as the width.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For Rectangle C: Length = 5cm, Width = 3cm \n" ); document.write( "For Rectangle D: Length = 20cm, Width = 12cm\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Compare the Lengths: \n" ); document.write( "Compare the Widths: |