A rectangle made of square tiles measures 10 tiles long and 8 tiles wide. What is the width of a similar rectangle whose length is 15 tiles?
is 12 tiles correct
yes.
no all of u are wrong i typed in my answer and all the answers u gave me were wrong
Yes
To find the width of a similar rectangle, we can use the concept of proportionality. First, let's identify the ratio between the length and width of the given rectangle.
The original rectangle has a length of 10 tiles and a width of 8 tiles, so the ratio between length and width can be expressed as 10:8, or simplified as 5:4.
Now, we can set up a proportion using this ratio and solve for the missing value in the other rectangle. If the length of the new rectangle is 15 tiles, we can set up the following proportion:
(length of original)/(width of original) = (length of new)/(width of new)
Substituting the known values, we get:
10/8 = 15/(width of new)
Next, we can cross multiply and solve for the width of the new rectangle:
10 * (width of new) = 8 * 15
10 * (width of new) = 120
Dividing both sides by 10, we find:
(width of new) = 120/10
(width of new) = 12
Therefore, the width of the new rectangle with a length of 15 tiles is indeed 12 tiles.
It's wrong.. It's actually 18.75 tiles...
You make a proportion.. 8/10=15/x then you cross multiply and then you should get 8x=150.. Then you divide 150 by 8 and get x=18.75 tiles...