SOLUTION: A flag has a length of 1 1/4 feet when the width is 1 2/7 feet. Write the ratio to the width as a fraction in simplest form.

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Question 1039092: A flag has a length of 1 1/4 feet when the width is 1 2/7 feet. Write the ratio to the width as a fraction in simplest form.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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A flag has a length of 1 1/4 feet when the width is 1 2/7 feet. Write the ratio to the width as a fraction in simplest form.
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If you mean the ratio of the length to the width:
(5/4):(9/7)
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(5/4)/(9/7) = 35/36
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A 7th of a foot is used?
We need a new English unit for that.
A toe?
How many toes to a foot? Obviously, it's 7.