Posted by christopher on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 2:41pm.
perimeter = 60+50 = 110
so ratio of
length : perimeter = 30 : 110
= 3:11
so its 3.11?
or 3 by 11 feet
It asked for the "ratio" of the length to the perimeter.
Perhaps some of these pages will help you to understand ratios.
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/58018.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsPmg_Ne1po&feature=fvw
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