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The Ratio of the Length and the Width of a School Ground is 5 : 2. Find the Length, If the Width is 40 Metres. - Mathematics

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प्रश्न

The ratio of the length and the width of a school ground is 5 : 2. Find the length, if the width is 40 metres.

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Let the length = x m,
width = 40 m
The ratio of length to width = x : 40
as per given statement 5 : 2 = x : 40

⇒ 2 × x = 40 x 5

x = `(40xx5)/2` = 20 × 5 = 100 m

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अध्याय 12: Proportion (Including Word Problems) - Exercise 12 (A)

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अध्याय 12 Proportion (Including Word Problems)
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