One side of a rectangle is 3ft shorter than twice the other side. Find the sides if the perimeter is 24ft
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The ratio of the length to the width is 
.
The ratio of the sides will be the same for the scale and actual figures.
I took the L/W of the scale figure
and set it equal to the L/W of the actual figure.
Now we can solve for the unknown width.
Cross-multiplication gives us this,
Divide by 2.4 and simplify,
Hope that helps! :)
The ratio of the sides will be the same for the scale and actual figures.
I took the L/W of the scale figure
and set it equal to the L/W of the actual figure.
Now we can solve for the unknown width.
Cross-multiplication gives us this,
Divide by 2.4 and simplify,
Hope that helps! :)