document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=778805>Question 778805</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A flag has a ratio of the length to width of 5:2, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the flag is 100cm long, how many centimetres wide will it be? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What would the area of this flag be in centimetres squared? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the ratio of length is to width is given by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100%2Fw=5%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100%2Fw=5%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "i.e. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w+=+2%2A100%2F5=40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w+=+2%2A100%2F5=40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length = 100 cm, width = 40 cm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = 100 x 40 = 4000 sq cm. </SPAN>\n" );
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