Question

A rectangular sheet of paper is of length 1.2 m and width 21 cm. Find the ratio of width of the paper to its length.

Answer 1

Length of paper = 1.2 m

= 1.2 × 100 cm

= 120 cm

And width of paper = 21 cm

∴ The required ratio = `"Width of paper"/"Length of Paper"`

= `(21  cm)/(120  cm)`

= `7/40`

= 7 : 40