Because it is like having a unit of measurement that is set
lets say that in a certain country, one serving of bread is 1/2 of the standard loaf
and if you have 3 servings, you have 3/2 loaf so the bottom number tells you how many parts out of 1 whole you have

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3 years ago

Your neighbor has decided to enlarge his garden. The garden is rectangular with width 6 feet and length 15 feet. The new garden

Nana76 [90]

Answer:

Original garden: 42 feet

Enlarged garden: 98 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Perimeter = length (2) + width (2)

<u>Original perimeter:</u>

P = 15(2) + 6(2)

P = 30 + 12

P = 42 feet

In this problem, similar is proportional, so the new garden will be proportional to the old one.

If the original length was 15 and the new length is 35, then 15 would have had to have been multiplied by 2 1/3. That means you need to multiply 6 by 2 1/3, which is 14. That means the dimensions of the enlarged yard is 14 (width) × 35 (length).

<u>Enlarged perimeter</u>

P = 35(2) + 14(2)

P = 70 + 28

P = 98 feet

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3 years ago

What is the midpoint of the segment shown below?

kolbaska11 [484]

The midpoint of the segment is (-15/2, -15/2)

<h3>How to determine the midpoint?</h3>

The complete question is in the attached image

The points are given as:

(-8, -7) and (-7, -8)

The midpoint is calculated as:

(x,y) = 1/2 * (x1 + x2, y1 + y2)

So, we have:

(x,y) = 1/2 * (-8 - 7, -7 - 8)

Evaluate the difference

(x,y) = 1/2 * (-15, -15)

Evaluate the product

(x,y) = (-15/2, -15/2)

Hence, the midpoint of the segment is (-15/2, -15/2)