Question

Meghan reduced the size of a rectangle to a height of 2 inches. What is the new width if it was originally 24 inches wide and 12 inches tall?

Answer 1

Explanation:

2/12 = 1/6

24 * 1/6 = 4

or

12/24 = 2/x

12 x = 48

x = 4

or the original width was twice the length

twice 2 is 4