7/4 yards represents 4/5 of the full length of rope. Find the length of the entire jump rope.

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    7/4 yards represents 4/5 of the full length of rope. Find the length of the entire jump rope.

    Let the entire jump rope length be l. We're given the proportion:
    4l/5 = 7/4

    We type this in our search engine and our proportion calculator solves for l to get:
    l = 2.1875 yards
     
    math_celebrity, Jul 5, 2021
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