Question

The length of a rectangle is 8 1/2 inches and the width is 3 1/4 inches. What is the ratio, using whole numbers, of the length to the width?

34:13


13:17


17:13


13:34

Answer 1

`34 : 13`

Step-by-step explanation

The length of the rectangle is

`8 (1)/(2) \: inches`

`= (17)/(2) in`

The width of the rectangle is

`3 (1)/(4)`

`= (13)/(4) in.`

The ratio of length to width is:

`(17)/(2) : (13)/(4)`

We multiply each term in the ratio by

4

`(17)/(2) * 4: (13)/(4) * 4`

`34 : 13`