The ratio of the length of an airplane wing to its width is

The ratio of the length of an airplane wing to its width is ft to 1. If the length of a wing is 36.7 meters, how wide must it be? The airplane wing must be __ meters wide. (Round to the nearest hundredth.)

Solution

Let length of wing is l and width is w.

Given that the ratio of length and width is 8 to 1.

l / w = 8 _____(1)

Now, given that the length is 36.7 meters.

So, l = 36.7

36.7 / w = 8

w = 36.7 / 8

w = 4.5875 = 4.59