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.

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=(20)/(2.5)=8`

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