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A flag is 2 feet by 3 feet. I want to enlarge the flag so that the longest side is 15 feet. How long should the shorter side of new flag be to be proportional to the smaller flag?
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A flag is 2 feet by 3 feet. I want to enlarge the flag so that the longest side is 15 feet. How long should the shorter side of new flag be to be proportional to the smaller flag?

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Answer:5

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User Mark Chidlow
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it would be 14

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since in the first problem 2 was one less then 3 you just take one away from the 15 to get 14. the shorter side of new flag would be 14

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