Question

Rectangular cardboard is of length 1.2m and width 20 cm. Find the ratio of the width of the paper to its length?

Answer 1

$\large \sf \underline{\underline{ Given \: that}} :$

Length of rectangular cardboard = 1.2 m

Breadth of rectangular cardboard = 20 cm

$\large\underline{\underline{\rm{To \: Find}}}$

The ratio of the width of the paper to its length.

Solution

Length = 1.2 m = 120 cm

Breadth = 20 cm

Ratio of a width to length = 20 : 120

Ratio of a width to length = 1 : 6