document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1164272>Question 1164272</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ancient Greeks thought that the most pleasing shape for a rectangle was one for which the ratio of length to width was 8 to 5. If the length of a rectangular painting is 20 inches, determine the width of the painting </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Cross multiply -- that is, multiply everything by the least common denominator.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll let you do the last calculation....<br><BR>\n" );
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