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The ratio of the width to the length of a flower bed is 10:19. How long is the flower bed if it's width is 6feet

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Answer:

The length of the flower bed is 11.4 feet.

Explanation:

If the ratio of width to length of the flower bed is 10:19, this means that for every 10 units of width, there are 19 units of length.

Let's call the width of the flower bed "W" and the length "L". We know that W is 6 feet, so we can write:

W:L = 10:19

Substituting the value of W, we get:

6:L = 10:19

To solve for L, we can cross-multiply to get:

10L = 6 x 19

10L = 114

L = 11.4

Therefore, the length of the flower bed is 11.4 feet.

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