Question

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answer
Dancing Pools sells swimming pools in 4 sizes. The small pool is 72 feet
long and 18 feet wide. The medium pool is 80 feet long and 20 feet wide. The
large pool is 88 by 22. If the new superduper Coffeetable pool is 96 feet long,
how wide will it be?
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A. 26 feet wide
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8. 24 feet wide
c. 22 feet wide
D. 28 feet wide​

Answer 1

The width of the new superduper Coffeetable pool will be 24 feet wide.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the width of the new superduper Coffeetable pool, we can use the ratio of the length to the width of the existing pools. We can create a proportion using the given measurements:

For the small pool: Length/Width = 72/18 = 4

For the medium pool: Length/Width = 80/20 = 4

For the large pool: Length/Width = 88/22 = 4

Now, we can use the same ratio with the length of the new pool to find its width:

New Pool Length/New Pool Width = 96/X

Using cross multiplication, we can solve for X:

X(96) = 4(96)

X = 24

Therefore, the new superduper Coffeetable pool will be 24 feet wide.