Question

Find the ratio of the length of the longer side to the length of the shorter side.

Answer 1

`(2)/(1)`

Explanation:

We are given a triangle with length 4 feet and width 24 inches and we are to find the ratio of the length of the longer side to the length of the shorter side.

Since the units of the length and width are not same so we will either convert the unit of length to inches or the unit of width to feet.

Changing the unit of width to feet:

`(1 foot)/(x) =(12 inches)/(24 inches)`

`x=(24 inches)/(12 inches)`

`x= 2 feet`

Now finding the ratio between the two lengths:

`(4)/(2) =(2)/(1)`

Therefore, the correct answer is
`(2)/(1)`.