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Colin has a picture frame that is 36 cm long and 27 cm wide. He wants to make a picture frame that is similar in shape but is 24 cm long. How wide should this second picture frame be?

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Mark_12 - 19.01.2016 21:38Colin has a picture frame that is 36 cm long and 27 cm wide. He wants to make a picture frame that is similar in shape but is 24 cm long. How wide should this second picture frame be?

David_77 - 19.01.2016 21:43Hallo Let's set up a proportion to find the same shape. 36/27 = 24/x x is wide of the new frame in cm. x=24*27/36 = 2*27/3=2*9=18 cm the final answer: The width should be 18 cm. I hope this is the answer you were looking for.

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