document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1071110>Question 1071110</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The widths of two similar rectangles have a ratio of 2:6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of the smaller rectangle is 12 ft2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the area of the larger rectangle?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not sure how to go about this question. How do you solve it? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #686041 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=686041\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ratio 2:6, the smaller is 12 so this is the 2 in the ratio.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross multiply:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2+6 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/8 = 0.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/8 = 0.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now with the areas:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12+36 = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12/48 = 0.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36/48 = 0.75 Correct. </SPAN>\n" );
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