Wise geek Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Hi people, please help me solve this... P) A Square countertop has a square tile inlay in the center, leaving an untiled strip of uniform width around the tile, If the ratio of the tiled area to the untiled area is 25 to 39, which of the following could be the width, in inches, of the strip? 1.3/2 2.3 3.9/2 4.All the three Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Hanneson Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Hi people, please help me solve this... P) A Square countertop has a square tile inlay in the center, leaving an untiled strip of uniform width around the tile, If the ratio of the tiled area to the untiled area is 25 to 39, which of the following could be the width, in inches, of the strip? 1.3/2 2.3 3.9/2 4.All the three There's no math required for this question. The strip can be any value, since we could choose a certain width for the strip and then just shrink or expand the inlay until the ratio of (inlay area): (strip area) is 25:39. Cheers, Brent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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