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Two figures are similar with a similarity ratio of 4:3. If the perimeter of the larger figure is 24 cm, find the perimeter of the smaller figure.
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Two figures are similar with a similarity ratio of 4:3. If the perimeter of the larger figure is 24 cm, find the perimeter of the smaller figure.

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The perimeter of the smaller figure is 18 cm.

If we setup a proportion we can easily find the perimeter of the smaller figure

4/3=24/x
24x3=72
72/4=18
x=18

Hope this helped! :D
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