Question

The ratio of the length of the toucan’s bill to the length of its body is 1 inch to 3.5 inches. If the bill is 7 inches, how long is the body?

Answer 1

24.5 inches

Explanation:

The ratio of the length of the toucan’s bill to the length of its body can be expressed as

(1: 3.5)

Then if the bill is 7 inches, then the Length of the body will be X

1: 3.5

7: X

If we cross multiply, we have

X= 7×3.5

X= 24.5

Hence, the Length of the body is 24.5 inches