The ratio of the length to its width of a park is 5:2. If the width of the park is 14 m, what is its length?

Given:

Ratio of length to width of park  = 5 : 2.

Width  =  14 m

To do:

Length =?

Solution:

Length and width are in proportion,

$\frac{5}{2}=\frac{length}{breadth}$

$\frac{5}{2}=\frac{length}{14}$

On cross multiplication,

$14 \times 5  =  2 \times length$

$70  =  2 \times length$

$\frac{70}{2}=length$

Length = 35 m

The length of the park is 35 m.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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