Question

A tiny area on a computer chip measures 2.3 mm by 1.7 mm. About how many times longer is the longer dimension than the shorter dimension?

Answer 1

2.3=1.7x
x is how many times longer the longer side is.
just divide 2.3 by 1.7
it is 1.35294...
round to nearest 10th im assuming, so
it is 1.4 or round however you are told to round.

Answer 2

Hence, the longer dimension is approx 1.4 times longer than the shorter dimension.

Explanation:

The tiny area on a computer chip measures 2.3 mm by 1.7 mm.

This means that the shorter dimensions measure: 1.7 mm

and the longer dimension measures: 2.3 mm

Now, let the longer dimension be x times the shorter dimension.

i.e.

`2.3=1.7x\\\\i.e.\\\\x=(2.3)/(1.7)\\\\i.e.\\\\x=1.353`

which is approximately equal to 1.4 times.

Hence, the answer is: approx 1.4 times.