Question

the students on a decorating committee create a banner. The length of the banner is 2.5 times its width. The length of the banner is 20 feet. What is the width (in feet) of the banner

Answer 1

Answer:  8 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : The students on a decorating committee create a banner.

Let x be the width of the banner.

The length of the banner is 20 feet.

The length of the banner is 2.5 times its width.

Then, we have

$2.5x=20$

Divide both the sides  by 2.5 , we get

$x=\dfrac{20}{2.5}=8$

Therefore,  the width (in feet) of the banner= 8 feet.

Answer 2

The width is 8 feet

20 divided by 2.5 equals 8 feet