SOLUTION: The width of a swimming pool is 18.5 ft, and the length is 10.75 ft. Write the ratio of length to width as a ratio of whole numbers.

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Question 113657: The width of a swimming pool is 18.5 ft, and the length is 10.75 ft. Write the ratio of length to width as a ratio of whole numbers.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The width of a swimming pool is 18.5 ft, and the length is 10.75 ft. Write the ratio of length to width as a ratio of whole numbers.
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10.75/18.5
Multiply numerator and denominator by 100 to get:
1075/1850
As a ratio: 1075:1850
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Cheers,
Stan H.