Question

a rectangle is 12 in wide and 18 in tall.if it is reduce to a height of 3 inches, then how wide will it be?

Answer 1

Answer:

2 in

Step-by-step explanation:

18/3=6 , 6 is the scale factor

12/6=2

Answer 2

Answer:

width= 2

Step-by-step explanation:

18 inches is the original height and we are now reducing that to 3 inches.

In order to do that, we have to divide 18 by 3 which equals 6.

Next, take the width of the rectangle, which is twelve and divide it by the scale factor of 6 which  equals 2.

Your final answers should be: width= 2