Two rooms in a house are similar rectangles. Room A is 12 ft by 16 ft. The longer side of Room B is 4 ft shorter than twice the

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storchak [24]

3 years ago

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Two rooms in a house are similar rectangles. Room A is 12 ft by 16 ft. The longer side of Room B is 4 ft shorter than twice the

length of the shorter side of Room A. What are the dimensions of Room B?

Mathematics

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SIZIF [17.4K] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-07T08:42:03+03:00

SIZIF [17.4K]3 years ago

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The longer side of room B would be 2(12)-4 or 20. Then you would need to set up a proportion to find the shorter side of room B. (12/16)=(x/20) Cross multiply and you get 15. Room A is 12 x 16 and room B is 15 x 20

prohojiy [21] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-07T06:46:17+03:00

prohojiy [21]3 years ago

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20 feet by 16 feet
2(12)=24-4= 20 feet