Question

One rectangle has a base of 12 inches and an altitude of 6inches, The other has a base of 10 inches and an altitude of 5 inches.What is the ratio of the first rectangle to the second? And wat is the area of the first rectangle?

Answer 1

Sides of first rectangle are 12 inches and 6 inches

and sides of second rectangle are 10 inches and 5 inches

So to find the ration of sides we can do

Ratio of bases = 12/10 = 6/5

Ratio of altitudes = 6/5

Area of first rectangle = base * altitude = 12 *6 = 72 square inches