Question

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?

Answer 1

15

Explanation:

Answer 2

15 centimeters

Explanation:

Ratio of Mr. Thompson rectangle = length : width

= 5 : 2

Audrey plans to draw a rectangle with a width of 6 centimeters.

Ratio of Audrey rectangle = length : width

= x centimeters : 6 centimeters

Equate the two ratios to find the value of x

5 : 2 = x : 6

Cross product

5 * 6 = 2 * x

30 = 2x

Divide both sides by 2

x = 30 / 2

= 15

x = 15 centimeters

Audrey's rectangle should have a length of 15 centimeters