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The ratio of the length of an airplane wing to its width is 7 to 1. If the length of a wing is 32.7 ​meters, how wide must it​ be?
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The ratio of the length of an airplane wing to its width is 7 to 1. If the length of a wing is 32.7 ​meters, how wide must it​ be?

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The best way to solve this is by setting up a proportion. Since the length to width is stated as 8 to 1, the ratio would be set-up as 8/1=32.3/x

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