document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1187110>Question 1187110</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Brett is buying a rug for his living room. His living room is a rectangle with a length that is twice as long as its width. Brett decides that the rug will also be a rectangle, but it will be only one half the length of the room and one half as wide. What will be the ratio of the rug’s area to the living room’s area? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #819230 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=819230\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Because each of the dimensions is 1/2, I would expect the ratio to be 1:4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The room is x wide and 2x long, so the area is 2x^2 units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The rug is (0.5x) wide and x long so its area is 0.5x^2 units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio indeed is 1:4.<BR>\n" );
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