Question

the picture is 60cm wide and 1.8 cm long .the ratio of width to its perimeter in lowest terms is what?
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Answer 1

width of picture = 60 cm

Length of the picture =1.8cm =180 cm

Let p is the perimeter l is length and b is the breadth then

p=2(l+b)=2 (60+120)=480

now the ratio of width to its perimeter is give by

width 60 1

____ = ___ = ___

perimeter 480 8

the required ratio is 1:8