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Find the length of a postcard whose width is 4 inches and whose proportions are the same as a poster that is 24 inches wide by 36 inches long
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Find the length of a postcard whose width is 4 inches and whose proportions are the same as a poster that is 24 inches wide by 36 inches long

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so legnth to width=legnth:width=legnth/widdth


legth:4=36:24
legnt/4=36/24
legnth/4=3/2
mutiply both sides by 4
legnth=12/2
legnth=6

answer is elgnth=6 inches
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