Jolly builds a large corkboard for her room that is 45 inches tall and 63 inches wide .she wants to build a smaller corkboard with a similar shape for the kitchen. Which of the following could be the dimensions of that corkboard?
A 4 in by 3 in
B 7 in by 5 in
C 12 in by 5 in
D 21 in by 14 in
We try each one:
Try A
Cross multiply:
No that's false, so A isn't the answer.
Try B
Cross multiply:
That's true, so B is the correct answer. But let's go though the
others anyway to show that they are not the correct answer:
Try C
Cross multiply:
No that's false, so C isn't the answer.
Try D
Cross multiply:
No that's false, so D isn't the answer.
The correct answer is B
Edwin