Set up a proportion:
[tex] \frac{8}{1} = \frac{32.5}{x}[/tex]
The numerator is the length of the airplane, and the denominator is the width of the airplane.
Cross multiply the fractions:
[tex]8x = 32.5[/tex]
Divide both sides by 8 to get x by itself:
[tex]x = 4.0625[/tex]
To round to the nearest hundredth, look at the thousandths value:
4.0625
2 < 5
4.0625 -> 4.06
The width of the airplane is 4.06 meters.
