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Question 397540: My brother's homework states "Two large building blocks are similar. The large block is 5 in. long. The small block is 3 in. long. How wide i the large block? the small block?" Could you please help me with this? Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
The only thing you can say about the widths of the large and small blocks is that they are in the same proportion as the lengths, namely . That means that 5 times the width of the small block will equal 3 times the width of the large block.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
