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Need help finding the side length, thank you! please try and show work or you can

Need help finding the side length, thank you! please try and show work or you can-example-1
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Answer: x=16

Explanation:

For this problem, we can set a proportion to find the side length of the smaller rectangle.


(15)/(24)=(10)/(x) [cross multiply]


15x=240 [divide both sides by 15]

x=16

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