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A rectangular picture frame's sides have a length-to-width ratio of 8:5. What is the length of a similar picture frame if its width is 35 inches?
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A rectangular picture frame's

sides have a length-to-width
ratio of 8:5. What is the length
of a similar picture frame if its
width is 35 inches?

User Romnick Susa
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You can set up a proportion of length/width
So 8/5=x/35 then cross multiply to get (5•x)=(8•35). Then this simplifies to 5x=280. Then divide both sides by 5 to get 56. Hope this helps :)
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