Question

The length of a cell phone is 1.4 inches and the width is 3, point, 83.8 inches. the company making the cell phone wants to make a new version whose length will be 0, point, 9, 10.91 inches. assuming the side lengths in the new phone are proportional to the old phone, what will be the width of the new phone?

a) 2.12 inches
b) 2.393 inches
c) 2.772 inches
d) 3.197 inches

Answer 1

To find the width of the new phone, set up a proportion using the lengths of the old and new phone and solve for the width. The width of the new phone will be 1.5 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the width of the new phone, we can set up a proportion using the lengths of the old and new phone. The proportion can be set up as:

1.4/3.83.8 = 0.9/w

Cross-multiplying to solve for w, we get:

1.352 = 0.9w

Dividing both sides by 0.9 gives us:

w = 1.5 inches

Therefore, the width of the new phone will be 1.5 inches.