The width of the rectangular piece of land is 10 m and the length is 20 m longer. write down an expression that shows

The width of the rectangular piece of land is 10 m and the length is 20 m longer. write down an expression that shows how many times the width of the section is less than its length.

Since the plot of land has a rectangular shape, its opposite sides are parallel and equal to each other. These sides are called the length and width of the rectangle and are denoted by the Latin letters a and b, respectively.

By condition, the width of the land plot is 10 m, that is, b = 10 m, and the length is 20 m more, then a = b + 20 = 10 + 20 = 30 (m), since if the first value is n-units more than the second, then this value is equal to the sum of the number of n-units and the second value.

To determine how many times one quantity is greater (less) than another, it is necessary to divide one quantity by another. If the quotient is greater than 1, then the dividend value is greater than the divisor value; if the quotient is less than 1, then the dividend value is less than the divisor value; if the quotient is 1, then both quantities are equal.

An expression that shows how many times the width of a piece of land is less than its length:

b / a = 10/30 = 1/3.