Question

Above are two different models of the same rectangle. If the width of the model on the left is 11 in, what is the width of the model on the right?
A.
3.67 in
B.
19.25 in
C.
4 in
D.
12.25 in

Answer 1

I don't have the picture or the other side lengths, so I can't compute the width on the right yet. Could you either upload the diagram or tell me the other corresponding side(s) (for example the heights of the two models or any other labeled side lengths)?

How I'll solve it once I have that:
- Find the scale factor = (a side on the right) / (the corresponding side on the left).
- Multiply the left width (11 in) by that scale factor to get the right width.
Example: if the left model's height is 14 in and the right model's height is 8 in, scale factor = 8/14 = 4/7, so right width = 11*(4/7) = 44/7 ≈ 6.29 in.