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Please answer this correctly-example-1
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Answer:

x = 48

Explanation:

Since it's given that these two shapes are similar, you can set up a proportion to solve for x, like so:


(27)/(18) =(72)/(x)

Cross multiply:


(27x)/(1296)

Divide 1296 by 27:

x = 48

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