Sally painted a picture that has an area of 480 square inches. The length of the painting is 1 1/5 as long as it is wide. What a

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Elden [556K]

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Sally painted a picture that has an area of 480 square inches. The length of the painting is 1 1/5 as long as it is wide. What a

re the dimensions of Sally's painting?

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marishachu [46] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-03T07:47:27+03:00

marishachu [46]3 years ago

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So Length * Width = 480 in. sq.
L=1 1/5 or 1.2W
substitute the L for 1.2W
1.2W*W=480 in sq
divide both sides by 1.2
w*w= 400
W²=400
square root of both sides
Width = 20 inches
Length= (1.2width) or (20*1.2)
Length=24 inches