Question

Shawna reduced the size of a rectangle to a height of 2 inches. What is the new width of it was originally 24 inches wide and 12 inches tall?

Answer 1

4 inches

Explanation:

If it was originally 24 inches wide, and 12 inches tall, it had a 2:1 proportional width to height measurement.

So if the height is 2 inches, then the width has to be 4 inches because that would be 4:2, which reduces to 2:1.

Answer 2

24 inches.

Explanation:

The height was reduced by 2 inches, so it affects the "tall". Previously, the height was 12 inches, and with the reduction, the new rectangle is 10 inches tall. However, this reduction does not affect the width, and so it's measurement stays the same.

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