document.write( "Question 526822: If the width(x) of an object is 3 and the length(y) is 4 on a chart, then what would be the length(y) of an object if the width(x) is 1?\r
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document.write( "I have tried many times, but I just can't get it right. At first, I figured out a half of 3, but I thought it might not have even been relavant. I also have tried to figure out what the length(y) of an object is, if the width(x) was 6, and I got 8. This would be a real big help.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #348778 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If the width(x) of an object is 3 and the length(y) is 4 on a chart, then what would be the length(y) of an object if the width(x) is 1? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "let y = the new width \n" ); document.write( "write a proportion equation: width:length \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Cross multiply \n" ); document.write( "3y = 4*1 \n" ); document.write( "y = 4/3 \n" ); document.write( "y = 1 |