Pis a rectangle with a length 40 cm and width x cm
q is a rectangle with width y cm
the length of q is 25% more than the length of p
the area of q is 10% less than the area of p
work out the ratio of x: y
give your answer in its simplest form

Isuck at math ; ^; m a student solved this problem and said the answer is 3 feet. chase had a roll of ribbon that contained 7 7/8  feet of ribbon. he cut off one piece that was 3 5/8  feet long and another piece that was 1 1/4  feet from the roll. how much ribbon was left on the roll? is the student's answer reasonable? yes, the answer is reasonable. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 2 feet. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 13 feet. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 4 feet.