Question

A rectangle blue title has a length of 4.25 inches and width of 6.75 inches. A similar red tile has a length of 12.75 inches. What is the width of the red tile?

Answer 1

Because the rectangular tiles are similar, so the ratio between their lengths and widths should be the same.The blue tile's ratio between its length and width is 4.25:6.75=17:27. The red tile's ration between its length and width is 12.75:x which is equal to 17:27, therefore the width of the red tile is 17/12.75*27=36 inches