The perimeter of the original rectangle on the left is 30 meters. The perimeter of the reduced rectangle on the right is 24 meters. A small rectangle has a length of 8 meters. A larger rectangle has a width of x.
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What is x, the width of the original rectangle on the left? Round to the nearest hundredth if necessary.
5 meters
8 meters
10 meters
12 meters

29 is the correct answer

step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

proportions are fractions that equal to each other. so if two fractions are the same, they are proportional.

let's check the answers to see if they are proportional.

question a is not proportional because you can't turn 1.5/3 to 3/9. if you try to multiply 1.5/3 by 2 or 3, you wont get 3/9. it's impossible to make the fractions the same.

question b is not proportional because you can't turn 22/33 to 4/6. 33 can't go into 6.

question c is proportional because when you multiply 2 and 3 by 71, you would get 142/213, and those fractions equal to each other

question d is proportional because when you divide 14 and 7 by 2, you would end up with 7/3.5, and those fractions equal to each other.