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# What is the ratio of the perimeter of a pentagon with each side of

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What is the ratio of the perimeter of a pentagon with each side of length 6 to the perimeter of an octagon with side of length 6?

(A) 5/6
(B) 4/5
(C) 3/4
(D) 2/3
(E) 5/8
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27 Sep 2017, 09:43
Bunuel wrote:
What is the ratio of the perimeter of a pentagon with each side of length 6 to the perimeter of an octagon with side of length 6?

(A) 5/6
(B) 4/5
(C) 3/4
(D) 2/3
(E) 5/8

As the length of pentagon and octagon are same and all sides are equal, ratio of perimeter will simply be the ratio of number of sides of the polygon

Hence ratio $$= \frac{5}{8}$$

Option E

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