document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=416861>Question 416861</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Picture of a rectangle that represents a floor that is 20 x 15.  Another rectangle inside that one representing an area rug.  The rug and the floor are similar rectangles with perimeters in the ratio of 5 to 3.  What is the area of the rug?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm thinking I'm doing proportions but not sure how to do it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here rug and the floor are similar rectangle.......\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "perimeters are in ratio 5: 3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, dimension are  20 * 3 / 5  = 12 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " and  15 * 3 /5 = 9 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, dimension is 12 x 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area = 12*9 = 108  unit square.....\r<BR>\n" );
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