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# The length and width of a rectangular yard are 11 meters and

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The length and width of a rectangular yard are 11 meters and [#permalink]  21 Jun 2018, 02:08
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The length and width of a rectangular yard are 11 meters and 5 meters respectively. If each dimension were reduced by x meters to make the ratio of length to width 8 to 3, what would be the value of x?

A 1.4
B 1.6
C 1.8
D 2.0
E 2.2
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Re: The length and width of a rectangular yard are 11 meters and [#permalink]  22 Jun 2018, 07:19
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The length and width of a rectangular yard are 11 meters and 5 meters respectively. If each dimension were reduced by x meters to make the ratio of length to width 8 to 3, what would be the value of x?

Here we have $$\frac{Length}{width}=\frac{(11-x)}{(5-x)}=\frac{8}{3}$$

or $$33 - 3x = 40 - 8x$$

or $$x =\frac{7}{5}= 1.4$$

Hence option A
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