The length of the rectangle is 24 cm, its area is 192 cm2, how many times. the width of this rectangle is less than its length.

Given:

a = 4 cm,

S = 192 cm ^ 2.

Find – a / b.

Decision.

To answer the question asked in the problem, you must first find the width of the rectangle, and then the ratio of length to width, in order to say how many times less.

By determining the area of a rectangle:

S = a * b.

From this formula, we find the width:

b = S / a.

Let’s substitute numerical values into the formula:

b = 192/24 = 8 (cm).

a / b = 24/8 = 3.

Answer: the width of the rectangle is 3 times less than its length.