SOLUTION: The sides of a pair of rectangles are proportional. Find the missing height. The large square has a height of 12 and a width of 18. The small rectangle's height is x and the small

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Question 793871: The sides of a pair of rectangles are proportional. Find the missing height. The large square has a height of 12 and a width of 18. The small rectangle's height is x and the small rectangle's width is 12. The small rectangle's height is what must be found.
I tried to do the problem, but I don't know if I am setting it up correctly. For example, I tried:
12/x = 18/12
144/18 = 18x/18
x = 8.
I don't know if that is correct. I haven't done these types of problems in almost a year.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You are absolutely correct (in terms of steps and final answer). Nice work.