A T-shirt comes in different sizes. A large T-shirt is 27.5 in. wide and 29.5 in. long. If a small youth T-shirt is 15.5 in. wide, what is its length to the nearest inch if it is similar to the large t-shirt? Show your work or explain your process. Set up a proportion. Solve for x. Cross multiply and divide
We can set up a proportion using the width and length of the large T-shirt and the small youth T-shirt:
27.5 / 29.5 = 15.5 / x
Cross multiplying, we get:
27.5x = 15.5 * 29.5
27.5x = 458.25
Now, we can solve for x by dividing both sides by 27.5:
x = 458.25 / 27.5
x ≈ 16.65
Therefore, the length of the small youth T-shirt to the nearest inch is 17 inches.