Question 248553: the length of a rectangle is 20 meters and the width is 15 meters. find the ratio of the width to the length Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Ratio can be express as, for example, 2 to 1 or 2:1 or 2/1.
In this case, it asks for a ratio of L to W, which can be shown as L/W.
20/15 is the ratio.
or
1.33 to 1
or
1 & 1/3 to 1
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Is 20 really one-third more than 15? Or is is 1/4?
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