Mr. Thompson drew a rectangle on the chalkboard with a length to width ratio of 5 to 2. He asked students to draw a rectangle with the same ratio of length to width in their journals. Audrey plans to draw a rectangle with a width of 6 centimeters.What length should Audrey's rectangle have?____ centimeters
Q. Mr. Thompson drew a rectangle on the chalkboard with a length to width ratio of 5 to 2. He asked students to draw a rectangle with the same ratio of length to width in their journals. Audrey plans to draw a rectangle with a width of 6 centimeters.What length should Audrey's rectangle have?____ centimeters
Identify Ratio and Width: Identify the given ratio and the width of Audrey's rectangle.Given ratio of length to width = 5:2, Width = 6cm.
Calculate Length: Calculate the length using the ratio. Length=(25)×Width=(25)×6=15 cm.
Check Ratio Match: Check if the calculated length maintains the given ratio.Length to width = 615=2.5, which simplifies to 25. This matches the given ratio of 5:2.
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