Register
Two rooms in a house are similar rectangles. Room A is 12 ft by 16 ft. The longer side of Room B is 4 ft shorter than twice the length of the shorter side of Room A. What are the dimensions of Room B?
183k views
2 votes
Two rooms in a house are similar rectangles. Room A is 12 ft by 16 ft. The longer side of Room B is 4 ft shorter than twice the length of the shorter side of Room A. What are the dimensions of Room B?

User Michal Klouda
by
7.6k points

2 Answers

2 votes
20 feet by 16 feet
2(12)=24-4= 20 feet
User Nilesh Jadav
by
8.1k points
4 votes
The longer side of room B would be 2(12)-4 or 20. Then you would need to set up a proportion to find the shorter side of room B. (12/16)=(x/20) Cross multiply and you get 15. Room A is 12 x 16 and room B is 15 x 20
User Pablo Ruan
by
8.3k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.5m questions

12.2m answers

Other Questions

What is .725 as a fraction
How do you estimate of 4 5/8 X 1/3
A bathtub is being filled with water. After 3 minutes 4/5 of the tub is full. Assuming the rate is constant, how much longer will it take to fill the tub?
i have a field 60m long and 110 wide going to be paved i ordered 660000000cm cubed of cement  how thick must the cement be to cover field
Write words to match the expression. 24- ( 6+3)
Link Copied!