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UKMT Pink Kangaroo, 2022

Geometry Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Twelve congruent rectangles are placed together to make a rectangle $PQRS$ as shown. What is the ratio $PQ : QR$ ?

(A) $2:3$ (B) $3:4$ (C) $5:6$ (D) $7:8$ (E) $8:9$

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