SOLUTION: The ratio of the length to the width of a rectangle is 15:8. How many times the width of the rectangle is the length of the rectangle?

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Question 930900: The ratio of the length to the width of a rectangle is 15:8. How many times the width of the rectangle is the length of the rectangle?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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the length to the width of a rectangle L%3AW is 15%3A8
L%3AW=15%3A8
How many times the width of the rectangle is the length of the rectangle?
L%3AW=15%3A8...solve for L
8L=15W
L=%2815%2F8%29W
L=1.875W

answer is: the length of the rectangle is 1.875 times the width of the rectangle