The ratio of the length of a rectangular field to the width of the field is 4:3. The area of the field is 19,200 sq. yd. Find the length and the width of the field.

She doesn't have enough straws to cut 20 pieces.

Explanation

As the number of 1/2 inch pieces needed is 20, so the total length of all 20 pieces should be :

Now, she has two straws and the length of each straw is 4 inches.

So, the total length of two straws

As, the total length of two straws is less than the total length needed , that means she doesn't have enough straws to cut 20 pieces.