In the diagram, the rectangle w has a width , a length of 8, and a perimeter of 24. What is the ratio of its width to its length?
Write your answer in the form x:y , where x and y are relatively prime positive integers.
Perimeter = 8 + 8 + w + w = 24
soooo w = 4
ratio w/l = 4/8 = 1/2