Asked by kk

Maurice is watching a movie with an aspect ratio of 2.75:1
on an older television whose screen has an aspect ratio of 4:3
. The width of the movie will span the width of the television screen. If the height of the movie is 8 inches, how much area on the television screen will be blacked out?(1 point)

32.33 square inches

25 square inches

187 square inches

205 square inches

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Movie width = 2.75 × 8 = 22 in. TV height = (3/4) × 22 = 16.5 in.
TV area = 22 × 16.5 = 363 in². Movie area = 22 × 8 = 176 in².
Blacked-out area = 363 − 176 = 187 in².

Answer: 187 square inches.