document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1013734>Question 1013734</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the width of a rectangle is 144cm, and the perimeter is 7.8 meters, what is the ratio of the width of the rectangle to its length?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have converted 7.8 meter to 780 cm. Then I solved 780/144. I keep on getting a long decimal. Am I doing it right?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7.8 meters is equal to 780 centimeters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the width of the rectangle is equal to 144 centimeters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the ratio of the width to the length is equal to 144/780.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your solution will be .1846153846 rounded to the number of digits your display can handle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the fact that you have a long decimal is not a problem because the numbers don''t divide evenly.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you do seem to have the ratio reversed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if that's not a typo, it's definitely a problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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