Question

The ratio of CD : BC is 2 : 3. The total length of track on the design is 58 meters. What is the length, in meters, of side EH on the photocopied image?

Answer 1

The answer is 16. Why?

Answer 2

@apoorvk

Answer 3

becasue when you add up the side lengths; using 2x and 3x for the unknowns; you end up getting solving for the associated side in terms of 2x or 3x

Answer 4

which ever conforms to EH

Answer 5

I see that very well now, thank you!

Answer 6

good luck :)

Answer 7

oops, am late. Pardon. :/

Answer 8

whats the answer?