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The ratio of the length and breadth of a badminton court is 11:5. If the length of the court is 44 feet, then what is its breadth?​ help please! I need it!

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Answer:

20ft

Explanation:

Quick reasoning: pick the ratio and start adding both values as many times as you reach the value you need: You start with 11:5, add once, you get 22:10; add again, you get 33:15. Add one final time, you get 44:20.

More rigorous: You want to see how many times the length fit in the ratio: that means dividing the length by the first term of the ratio, or 44/11 = 4. At this point you multiply the second term by the number you just found, ie 5x4= 20.

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