Problema Solution
The ratio of the length of an airplane wing to its width is 8
to 1. If the length of a wing is 24.6
meters, how wide must it be?
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Let
x = 24.6 m the length of the wing
y = the width of the wing
x : y = 8 : 1
Plug x = 24.6 m into the above equation:
24.6 : y = 8 : 1
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y = 3.075 m
The airplane wing must be 3.075 meters wide.