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  • 09-05-2016
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shawna reduced the size of a rectangle to a height of 2 inches. What is the new width of it was originally 24 inches in width and 12 in tall?

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Аноним Аноним
  • 09-05-2016
You can make a proportion!!
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24      x
---- = ---- , where x is the width.
12      2
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So? Cross multiply. 
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12x=48.
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Simplify, or isolate x.
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x = 12.
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Hope I helped!!
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