Question

A rectangle made of square tiles measures 8 tiles wide and 10 tiles long. What is the length in tiles of a similar rectangle 12 tiles wide?

Answer 1

the answer is 15 tiles long

Explanation:

You have to use proportion.

Which means 12/8 is 1.5 and 10x1.5 is 15.

Answer 2

The length in tiles is 15 long. You use proportion, 12/8 is 1.5 and 10x1.5 is 15.