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The largest Us flag in the world is 225 feet by 505 feet is the ratio of the length to width equivalent to 1: 1. 9 , which is the ratio for the official government flag? explain

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A note about flag dimensions: The official government flag has sides with ratio , i.e., the width of the flag is 1.9 times its height. However, many commercially sold flags use different ratios. This activity is working with the official ratio. If there is a flag displayed in the classroom, it would be interesting to check if it uses the official ratio or one of the other common commercial ratios, such as or or .
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