Question

Assuming Ash Ave. and Maple are parallel then the length of Ash Ave is ? mi. Enter a number answer only to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

11.25. or 11.3 miles

Explanation:

Because Ash Ave. and Maple are parallel, this means that you have a pair of similar right triangles. Therefore, you can set up a proportion and solve for the length of Ash Ave.

6 miles/9 miles = 7.5 miles/x miles

x=11.25 miles