Question

Question One
The length and width of a rectangle is 12 in. And 5 in. The width of a similar rectangle is 8 in. What is the length of the similar rectangle?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Set up proportions. Make sure length and widths line up!

$\frac{12}{5} =\frac{x}{8}$

Then do butterfly method.

$12(8) = 5x$

Solve for x.

$96 = 5x\\\\x= 19.2 in$

Hope that helped!