emilygoldenhear
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  • 20-05-2019
  • Mathematics
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A wall map is 45 cm high and 27 cm wide. Ashley wants to proportionately shrink it so its height is 12 cm. How wide would it be then?

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wolf1728
wolf1728 wolf1728
  • 20-05-2019

Answer:

To shrink the height it has to be shrunk by:

27 / x = 12

x = 2.25 times

The width would be 45 / 2.25 =

20 centimeters.

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BrainyBoi123 BrainyBoi123
  • 20-05-2019

Answer:

7.2 cm wide

Step-by-step explanation:

Set it up as a proportion.. (45/27) = (12/x)

Cross multiply and solve for x.

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