the students on a decorating committee create a banner. The length of the banner is 2.5 times its width. The length of the banner is 20 feet. What is the width (in feet) of the banner

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Answer:  8 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : The students on a decorating committee create a banner.

Let x be the width of the banner.

The length of the banner is 20 feet.

The length of the banner is 2.5 times its width.

Then, we have

[tex]2.5x=20[/tex]

Divide both the sides  by 2.5 , we get

[tex]x=\dfrac{20}{2.5}=8[/tex]

Therefore,  the width (in feet) of the banner= 8 feet.