SOLUTION: 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? I have tried many times, but I just can'

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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?
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.
Thank you for your time
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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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?
:
let y = the new width
write a proportion equation: width:length
3%2F4 = 1%2Fy
Cross multiply
3y = 4*1
y = 4/3
y = 11%2F3 is the new width