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 an

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aleksklad [387]

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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 an

d 12 in tall?

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mars1129 [50] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-30T12:51:00+03:00

mars1129 [50]4 years ago

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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!!