ABC26GN4313 · Area

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Area · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:

The ratio between the length and the perimeter of a rectangular plot is 1 : 3. What is the ratio between the length and breadth of the plot?

(a)1 : 2

(b)2 : 1

(c)3 : 2

(d)Data inadequate

Answer

Answer (as printed):

Explanation

$\frac{l}{2(l+b)}=\frac{1}{3} \Rightarrow 3 l=2 l+2 b \Rightarrow l=2 b \Rightarrow \frac{l}{b}=\frac{2}{1}=2: 1$.

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.