SOLUTION: Trapezoid pqrs and trapezoid wxyz shown below are similar. What is the perimeter of trapezoid wxyz? ...........p to q is 9m, q to r is 12 m, r to s is 9m, s to p is 6m.........what

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Question 589272: Trapezoid pqrs and trapezoid wxyz shown below are similar. What is the perimeter of trapezoid wxyz? ...........p to q is 9m, q to r is 12 m, r to s is 9m, s to p is 6m.........whats is the perimeter of wxyz? x to y is 8
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The perimeter of pqrs is 9m + 12m + 9m +6m = 36m
Sides qr and xy are corresponding sides, and their lengths are 12m and 8 (in mystery units)
The ratio of sides of wxyz to pqrs is 8/12m, so the ratio of their perimeters is the same, and the perimeter of wxyz is
%2836m%29%288%2F12m%29=36%2A8%2F12=24
The perimeter of wxyz is 24 in whatever units the length of side xy was given.