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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-11-30

Roberto wants to reduce a drawing that is 12 inches long by 9 inches wide. If his new drawing is 8 inches long, how wide will it be?

Asked by yolokingis1

Answer (3)

x − n e w w i d t h F ro m p ro p or t i o n : 8 12 ​ = x 9 ​ 12 x = 72 ∣ : 12 x = 6 I t w i ll b e 6 in c h es w i d e .

Answered by luana | 2024-06-10

Step-by-step divided by 12
xplanation: ;

Answered by gymnastsandy2 | 2024-06-13

Roberto's new drawing will be 6 inches wide after reducing the original dimensions. This was found by setting up a proportion based on the original and new lengths. The calculations confirm that the new width is correct.
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Answered by luana | 2024-12-26

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